Symmetry drawing worksheets

Half the picture is printed and half is missing, with a dashed mirror line down the middle. Only genuinely symmetric subjects are offered here: on a subject drawn from the side there is no correct answer, so the exercise would be unfair.

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What is a draw the other half worksheet?

A draw the other half worksheet, also called a symmetry worksheet, prints one side of a picture and leaves the other side blank with a mirror line between them. The child copies each shape across the line so the two halves match.

Animals

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Bear, one half printed beside a mirror line

Bear One side printed and one side blank, built from the friendliest pile of circles on the site, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Bird, one half printed beside a mirror line

Bird One side printed and one side blank, built from two circles, one for the head and a rounder one for the body, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Butterfly, one half printed beside a mirror line

Butterfly One side printed and one side blank, built from one wing drawn twice, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Dog, one half printed beside a mirror line

Dog One side printed and one side blank, built from a tall oval with a smaller sideways oval underneath, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Elephant, one half printed beside a mirror line

Elephant One side printed and one side blank, built from two circles plus the trunk, the ears and the tusks, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Panda, one half printed beside a mirror line

Panda One side printed and one side blank, built from a round head resting on a wide oval body, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Penguin, one half printed beside a mirror line

Penguin One side printed and one side blank, built from a wide oval head on a big round body, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Rabbit, one half printed beside a mirror line

Rabbit One side printed and one side blank, built from a big round head over a small body, which is all cuteness is, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Spider, one half printed beside a mirror line

Spider One side printed and one side blank, built from two round shapes hanging on a single thread, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Fantasy

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Skeleton, one half printed beside a mirror line

Skeleton One side printed and one side blank, built from a round skull and a ribcage shaped like a basket, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Food

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Cake, one half printed beside a mirror line

Cake One side printed and one side blank, built from a cylinder standing on a plate, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Strawberry, one half printed beside a mirror line

Strawberry One side printed and one side blank, built from a rounded shape narrowing to a soft point, wearing leaves, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Nature

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Flower, one half printed beside a mirror line

Flower One side printed and one side blank, built from one petal drawn several times around a centre, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Sun, one half printed beside a mirror line

Sun One side printed and one side blank, built from a circle wearing a crown of triangles, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Tree, one half printed beside a mirror line

Tree One side printed and one side blank, built from three clouds sitting on a post, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

Vehicles

Printable symmetry worksheet for a Boat, one half printed beside a mirror line

Boat One side printed and one side blank, built from a rounded hull carrying a tall mast, seen from the side, to mirror across the dashed line. Download PDF

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