#ArtClass - Tessellations

A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Another word for a tessellation is tiling.

As an Art Teacher, my favorite lesson is the tessellation learning technic. It’s a wonderful way to teach patterns as well.

After your explanation about tessellations and some examples, students should create a template that they are going to trace.

An educational video animation, which explains the basic principles behind tessellating shapes and patterns. It shows a simple visual demonstration of tessellating triangles, squares and hexagons. It also explains how they can be transformed using translation, rotation and glide reflection to create shapes like fish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GiKeeWSf4s

Here are some examples that my students made during Art classes: