Tessellation Homework Fun!!

Hello Everyone!!

We just began our work on tessellations this week. Tessellations are ways to "tile" a "floor" without any gaps or overlapping. Tessellations consist of dialations, rotations, reflections, and translations.

The first part of this project is our homework that is due by Friday, September 16th. Each student has been sent home with several small pieces of square construction paper. They are to create their very own tessellation shape with this square. They will need to draw their lines and then cut out what they drew. Then they will need to either translate or rotate that cut out piece to another part of the square. They will then tape it together. To the left is an example of one tessellation.

This process will continue until the student is satisfied with their design. Once they have come up with their finished tessellation, they need to color it creatively and come up with a name for it. Sometimes, it might be easier for the student to decide what they want their tessellation to look like, draw a picture of it, and then draw a square inside of that picture. This will help them see where they need to draw the lines and cut to get the desired picture.

This is a fun and creative project that you can help your kids with. Have some fun with it and let me know if you have any questions!!

Ms. Proctor