Grid drawing worksheet · Creative Arts
Mirror it: complete the symmetric butterfly · Grades 1–3
Color the right half of the grid so it mirrors the left half across the dashed line. Practices line symmetry and careful square-by-square counting.
- Grades 1–3 · ages 6 to 9
- Easy
- 20 to 30 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
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What the sheet says
Directions: The picture is the same on both sides of the mirror line. Color the right half to match the left half.
- P · P · BK
- P · P · P · P · BK
- P · P · P · BK
- PK · PK · PK · PK · BK
- PK · PK · LB · PK · PK · BK
- PK · PK · PK · BK
- PK · BK
What your child practices
Your child practices line symmetry and careful square-by-square counting. The skill is “Spatial reasoning”: rotate, reflect and assemble shapes mentally.
- Grades and ages
- Grades 1–3, ages 6 to 9
- Time
- About 20 to 30 minutes
- Subject
- Creative Arts
- Level
- Easy for Grades 1–3
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Set out crayons or colored pencils and look at the whole picture together first. Talk about what is being colored to practice the words that go with it. It is one of the easier sheets for Grades 1–3, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Copy one square at a time and count squares across and down to stay in place.
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Creative Arts · Grades 1–3
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