How to use this sheet

  • Have a small mirror, or fold paper shapes, to check lines of symmetry.
  • For parallel and perpendicular, have the child trace the lines with two fingers and see if they could ever meet.
  • Have the child label each figure with its symbol, such as arrows for a line and a dot for an end point.

Common mistakes

  • Thinking a diagonal of a rectangle is a line of symmetry. Fold one to check: the halves do not match.
  • Mixing up a ray and a line segment. A ray has one end point and goes on in one direction.
  • Calling lines perpendicular if they cross at any angle. Perpendicular lines make right angles.

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