standard_description: Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as “right rectangular prism.”)
problem_activity: Stage 1: Lines of Symmetry
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Colored pencils, crayons, or markers
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Centimeter Grid Paper - Standard
Centimeter Dot Paper - Standard

Narrative
Each student chooses whether to use dot or grid paper. Each student creates a half of a design and draws a line of symmetry. Students switch paper and complete each other’s designs.


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