Symmetry and deliberate asymmetry can share the page

Compare corresponding features around a proposed reflection line, then explore an intentional difference. The discussion can identify the reflected relationship while recognising that visual variation may be a design decision rather than a mistake.

A repeated outline with one different detail can become an intentional design choice.

Separate correspondence from intentional departure

Compare the corresponding features first, then identify intentional departures. The discussion can recognise both reflection and deliberate visual variation.

Create corresponding marks. Change one side. Discuss the difference.

Asymmetry is not automatically a mistake. Was the difference intended?

Use movable shapes.

Resources

• Free Elements of Art Worksheet for Kids – Shape, Line, Color, Value, Space, Form & Texture — Use the element vocabulary as a reference while children make their own visual choices.

Further reading

• National Gallery of Australia — learning resources

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