After releasing our butterflies last week the children developed a keen interest in them so using butterflies for inspiration over the last couple of weeks the children have enjoyed learning about symmetry by looking and noticing that they looked the same on each side.

We enjoyed reading all about The Very Hungry Caterpillar and talking about the colours and pattern in the beautiful butterfly.

We looked at half a picture of a butterfly through the mirror to make a whole butterfly.

The children then created their own butterfly designs using paint and folding the page in half creating a mirror image.

We also had fun using loose parts to create our own designs.

Can you find more things in nature that are symmetrical?