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"Reflections" by Janet Chuang
Five questions go along with your reading of "Reflections" by Janet Chuang. The story is not included, but these questions encourage thoughtful reflection on the plot and literary devices used.
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Backwards Writing: Reflections and Symmetry
Why is "ambulance" written backwards on emergency vehicles? Young geometers apply principles of symmetry to translate words written backwards. See if your school or district subscribes to Jobland, where you can view a clip that explains...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 3
To make the point that there are many forms of language, each with its own purpose, class members select 10 lines from Doescher's play, translate these lines first into contemporary English and then into "SMS/Tweet."
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Rotations, Reflections, and Translations
In this transformations worksheet, students copy the given figures onto grid paper and complete the transformations. Kids then find the pictures that show translations, rotations, and reflections. Students finish with two test prep...
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Glide Reflections
In this glide reflection worksheet, students draw and answer questions about reflections of different shapes. Students answer 5 questions.
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Reflection in a Line
In this reflection of a line instructional activity, 10th graders identify 10 different reflections of lines as stated in each. First, they determine the image of a point under a reflection across the x-axis. Then, students find x, y,...
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Dog Salmon Lesson Nine
Students culminate the Dog Salmon Unit by writing a one page paper on their reflections and experience. They synthesize the Athabascan terms for the salmon parts.
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Tantalizing Tangrams
Students identify polygons and develop spatial and fractional relationships and geometric concepts by using ancient Chinese puzzle of tangrams. They develop an appreciation of the folktale by identifying its elements and then writing...
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Reflective Symmetry 2
In this math worksheet, students explore reflective symmetry by completing 15 problems. Students examine a figure which is drawn on a dot grid and draw a reflection of each. There is one example already completed.
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Animals in the Wild
Students compare/contrast paintings with similar subjects and themes. They discuss how a painting may relate to life experiences. Students draw animal families and compose a story about a painting by Gerome. They discuss zoos and...
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Family Traditions
Learners research their family traditions. They select a tradition that has meaning to them and write about the traditions. They retell the story to a partner and add details. They write a draft of their story to a partner and...
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Year 6 Booster shape pg 1
In this reflection worksheet, learners reflect the shapes in the mirror lines and draw them on the other side. They complete 2 drawings. The answers are on the last page.
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Symmetry
In this symmetry activity, students find examples of 3 different types of symmetry in their surroundings and draw them in the boxes provided. The types of symmetry are reflective symmetry, symmetry along a line and symmetry around a...
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Layered Unit: Macbeth
Eleventh graders take notes from lectures on Shakespearean Theatre, Language; kingship, witchcraft and omens, symbolism. Include your reflections as well as copied information (5 pts. per day, must be present).
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Geometry Level 3
What a wonderful resource! Learners create two-dimensional shapes according to the instructions stated, use the squares to make a triangular prism, a cube, and a pyramid, and identify features of plane shapes, among a myriad of other...
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Math Lab
In this polygons and angles worksheet, 10th graders complete 5 different questions related to polygons and angles, in addition to symmetry and transformations. First, they define polygon and how they are named. Then, students define...
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Transformations
In this transformations activity, pupils draw the transformations of the triangles and parallelograms in graphs. They complete four drawings.
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Making Shapes
Tenth graders construct geometric figures using compasses and protractors.