{"id":9204,"date":"2026-09-30T19:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:32:20","slug":"symmetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/30\/symmetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Symmetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The children have been learning about symmetry, they enjoyed using the big mirrors to look at reflections and then went on to do lots of little activities using various resources.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9204 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/30\/shapes\/img_2654\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190527\/IMG_2654-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190527\/IMG_2654-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190527\/IMG_2654-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190527\/IMG_2654-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9190'>\n\t\t\t\tMagnetic board\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/30\/shapes\/img_2653\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190521\/IMG_2653-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190521\/IMG_2653-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190521\/IMG_2653-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190521\/IMG_2653-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9189'>\n\t\t\t\tClever balancing symmetry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9194'>\n\t\t\t\tworking with partners\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/30\/shapes\/img_2650\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190500\/IMG_2650-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190500\/IMG_2650-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190500\/IMG_2650-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190621\/IMG_5694-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190621\/IMG_5694-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190621\/IMG_5694-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190621\/IMG_5694-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190621\/IMG_5694-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/30\/shapes\/img_5692\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190600\/IMG_5692-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190600\/IMG_5692-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190600\/IMG_5692-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190600\/IMG_5692-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/30190600\/IMG_5692-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9193'>\n\t\t\t\tReflections \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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