The mirror
The mirror is a symmetry game for the interactive whiteboard or a tablet. On one side of the mirror there is a picture on a grid, and children paint the other half as its reflection, tapping each square or dragging a finger. When it is finished, the game names it: a butterfly, an owl, a rocket, a boat on the water, a snowflake...
What children practise
- Line symmetry: complete a shape across a vertical or horizontal mirror line.
- Count squares to place each one at the same distance from the line.
- Position and direction: left becomes right and top becomes bottom.
- Choose the right colour out of two or three.
- Symmetry with two mirror lines: complete three parts from one.
- Check their own work by comparing each square with its twin.
Levels and settings
Level 1
2x3 grid on each side, one colour and 2 or 3 squares.
Level 2
3x4 on each side, one colour.
Level 3
4x5 with two colours: pick the right one.
Level 4
4x6, with the mirror standing up or lying down, and two colours.
Level 5
5x7 with three colours, or two mirrors: one quarter is given and the other three are completed.
Auto
Starts at 1 and goes up a level every two pictures.
How to play it in class
- Open the game and choose the year group and difficulty. Under More options you set the level, the voice and the points to win: 3, 5 or 8.
- In teams, each paints the same pictures on its own half; one child can also play solo.
- Pick the colour, if there is more than one, and tap or drag across the squares on the empty side.
- If a square should be blank or another colour, it turns red and its twin lights up. Each finished picture is a point and the first team to the target wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Is the mirror always vertical?
No. From level 4 it can stand up or lie down, and level 5 brings two mirrors at once.
What if they paint the wrong square?
It turns red, its twin on the other side of the mirror lights up and a hint explains the mistake.
Can they paint by dragging a finger?
Yes. They can tap square by square or slide a finger across several in a row.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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