Pilgrim Symmetry

We have had such a good time talking about Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Native Americans, The Mayflower and MANY other topics. The Pilgrim activity (above), has to be one of my very favorite activities. Thanks to our stellar technology in Coppell, I used my document camera to set this activity up. When the children receive their paper, the only thing showing is half of the pilgrim outlined in black. We talked a lot about what symmetry is and I showed the children how I would draw the top portion, starting with pencil. After finishing the drawings, the children decorated their Pilgrims with markers. Whew, was this a challenging activity!! But, they did a fantastic job! They are hanging in our classroom right now and will be coming home soon! Ask your child if they can tell you what "Symmetry" means!