In one of our math lessons this week, we were studying symmetry. This project was part of the lesson plan in our Saxon 2 curriculum, but I was really surprised by what a hit it was with the girls (and that there was no mess)! This is what we did:
- Fold a piece of paper vertically.
- Open up the paper and spoon some paint on the center of the fold. (The lesson plan called for poster paint, but we used finger paint. I honestly don't know what poster paint is!)
- Fold the paper again, so that the paint is on the inside.
- Press the paint with your hand, moving from the fold to the outer edges.
- Open up the paper again and allow the paper to dry.
- Voila! You have a symmetrical design!
The girls really had fun trying to figure out what design they had made. We decided we had made a fish, a flower, a beetle, a squirrel, and a butterfly. This is definitely an activity we'll be doing again!
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