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    Home » Literacy Activities

    Published: Jul 25, 2018 · Modified: Jul 22, 2024 by Fynn · All activities should be supervised by an adult. This post may contain affiliate links.

    Letter Symmetry with Duplo

    Inside: A super fun activity for children who know their letters and have an understanding of symmetry.

    Letter symmetry with duplo

    Is your child a master of symmetry yet?

    If your child has mastered the basics of symmetry, he/she is in for a new symmetry challenge! In this activity, we are exploring symmetry in letters. Combining letters and the use of a mirror, this sets the challenge bar pretty high, but children will love this fun challenge!

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    • What age is this letter symmetry activity for?
    • 1 Minute Set Up for this Letter Symmetry Activity
    • The invitation to play with Duplo
    • More activities to explore symmetry

    What age is this letter symmetry activity for?

    Definitely for the older preschoolers and kindergartners who know their letters and have a good understanding of symmetry.

    Related: Check out this post on Learning Symmetry with Duplo to read more about introducing symmetry to the toddlers and young preschoolers.

    Learning symmetry with Duplo
    Exploring letter symmetry with duplo

    1 Minute Set Up for this Letter Symmetry Activity

    After our highly successful shape symmetry activity last month, my 5yo son immediately jumped right next to me when he saw me reaching for the Duplo board. The 1 minute set up simply involves taking out a mirror, a Duplo base board, square Duplo blocks and a set of letter cards and we are ready to begin!

    The invitation to play with Duplo

    First, pick a letter card and ask your child to make a guess if a letter shows symmetry. As simple as this guessing exercise may seem, predicting and logical reasoning are such important critical thinking skills.

    Then, hand your child the mirror to check his/her answer. Checking the symmetry for each letter with a mirror was as fun as building the letter for my son. He would experiment with putting the mirror at various positions and be amazed with the different symbols that appeared with the mirror image.

    Teaching letter symmetry to kids

    If the guess is right, challenge your child to build one half of the letter on the Duplo board such that the letter will appear with the mirror image. If the letter is not symmetrical, choose another letter.

    Symmetry for kids
    Exploring letter symmetry

    More activities to explore symmetry

    Hands on activities are the best way for children to learn. Here are more fun ideas to explore symmetry:

    1. Learn Shape Symmetry with Duplo
    2. Spider Symmetry Printing
    3. Symmetry Heart Printing
    4. Christmas Tree Symmetry

    Check out more fun ideas to learn with Duplo on our Duplo/Lego Pinterest Board and these 9 Fun Duplo Learning Activities for Preschoolers.SaveSave

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    Fynn is a Math and Science teacher from Singapore, author of The Happy Learning Book for Siblings and founder of Happy Tot Shelf. She helps parents enjoy home learning with their children through her highly popular kids' activity membership, The Happy Learners' Club. Fynn has been featured in various newspapers, websites and on radio shows as an expert in early childhood learning and creative hands-on learning ideas.

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    1. linda roloff says

      November 20, 2019 at 12:01 am

      Where did you get the mirror?

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      • happytotshelf says

        November 24, 2019 at 8:43 am

        Hello I got this mirror from Muji.

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