Bibliographies
Student Bibliography
Murphy, Stuart. Let's Fly a Kite. Harper Collins Publication, 2000.
This picture books presents symmetry in the form of kites. The illustrations definitely provide multiple opportunities to discuss symmetry. The author also gives ways of exploring symmetry.
Shaw, Charles. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. Harper, 1993.
This book encourages students to use their imagination to figure out spilt milk designs. Many of the spilt milk designs are symmetrical. The students have to wait until the end of the story to find out about the mystery designs. Teachers can use the designs as a symmetry lesson.
Peppas, Lynn. Symmetry (My Path to Math). Crabtree, 2009.
This book presents symmetry in a simple way. The pictures show real people and objects. Students view symmetry as it relates to the real world. The author challenges students to complete different symmetry tasks.
Websites: The following sites provide students with additional information about symmetry. Students are exposed to the symmetry vocabulary terms. They also get to view short symmetry clips. The teacher can also print symmetry sheets for extra practice.
Kids Can Have Fun. http://www.kidshavefun.com/math-activities.htm
Links Learning for Kids: Math Illustrated Lessons. http://www.linkslearning.org/kids
Teacher Bibliography
Barker, William; Howe, Roger. Continuous Symmetry. American Mathematical Society, 2000. This book thoroughly explains the fundamentals of symmetry. The illustrations vividly describe the concepts of each chapter. You also have the opportunity to take a close look at wallpaper and frieze patterns
Britton, Jill. Symmetry and Tessellations. Dale Seymour Publications, 2000.
This book provides teachers with background knowledge of symmetry and tessellations. Teachers are given activities to use in the classroom. The activities contain vocabulary and a step by step lesson plan. Additional templates or student practice sheets are also provided for each activity.
Libeskind, Shlomo. Euclidean and Transformational Geometry-A Deductive Inquiry. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008. This book provides information about symmetry. Your math knowledge will be enhanced as you go through deductive inquiry.
Knuchel, Christy. Teaching Symmetry in the Elementary Curriculum. The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast Volume 1, No. 1, April 2004.
This article relates symmetry to the real world. The author explains why symmetry is important. Teachers are also provided with lessons to use in the classroom.
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