Patterns and Symmetry First Grade North Mississippi GK8

Review What is a Pattern? Do you remember AABBAABB

Patterns Four important ways to create a pattern:  Color  Size  Shape  Order

Patterns Around You What patterns can you identify  From Everyday Life  In the Class Room

Why Are Patterns Important?  Life Patterns (plants, animals, humans, etc.)  Time  Architecture  Science (Math, CS, etc.)

Examples

Pattern is based on color and shape ABCABC

Examples

Pattern is based only on Shape ABCDABCD

Examples Pattern is based only on Size ABBABBA

Examples Pattern is based on color and shape ABCABC A A A A B B B B B C A A A A C CC B B B BB B B A A AA A

What is Missing? ?

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Symmetry What is Symmetry?

Magic Line of Symmetry

Both Sides of the Line of Symmetry are the Same!

You can have more than one Line Of Symmetry!

Sometimes there is not a line of symmetry. We cannot say these shapes are symmetric!

Line of Symmetry

Symmetry Worksheet

Line of Symmetry E H C

Line of Symmetry