Tessellations

We have been making tessellations, patterns that repeat and cover an area without any gaps or overlaps.

We made some by using a piece of cardboard to make a stencil block. We started with a rectangle shape and cut a piece out on one side. Translate that piece across to the opposite side and tape it on. If you want to, cut a second piece out from one of the other sides and translate that piece across.

Then use the stencil block to cover a piece of paper, repeating the pattern without any gaps or overlays.

Repeat the colours in a pattern...

We had a lot of fun on this interactive website Shodor.