Tessellations– 3rd Grade

A colorful abstract pattern featuring interconnected shapes filled with various pastel shades and outlined in zigzag lines, resembling playful tessellations.

We are out of school now for the summer, but I have some projects that I have not blogged about yet to share with you.  I will update the blog throughout the summer with artsy thoughts, my summer activities, a couple art workshop updates and book reviews.

The third graders made tessellations in art class!  How fun.  This is a great project to tie in with geometry and other math concepts.

I knew there had to be some easy-to-follow tessellation directions on the internet to save some time explaining how we did these.  I found a good site with the same technique we used: 
http://mathwire.com/geometry/tess.html

These all turned out very beautiful.  Some of the students struggled with the project, but they understood the general concept and created a lovely design.

A geometric pattern with triangles in red, orange, green, black, and white colors creates a vibrant mosaic design akin to tessellations.

Colorful abstract drawing with tessellated orange and pink shapes and a butterfly outline in the center, suitable for 3rd grade.

Tessellation of orange bears with yellow stripes on their bodies, standing upright in a grid formation.

A colorful abstract drawing of interlocking shapes in pink, blue, and purple shades outlined in dark blue, resembling tessellations.

The tessellations feature colorful fish-like shapes interlocked together, creating a repeated pattern with hues of blue, yellow, red, and green.

Twelve colorful shapes with diagonal stripes in different color combinations drawn using crayons, creating a vibrant tessellation suitable for a 3rd Grade art project.

Colorful abstract drawing with intersecting leaf-like shapes in green, blue, and purple, outlined in blue; resembles patterns often found in tessellations.

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  2. Hey Marcia- Your Etsy shop looks cool, I didn't know you did all of that! I do Tessellations with my 5th grade and have them actually turn the shape into something (this is a good creative exercise but tough). These are great for 3rd. You are brave.
    Jessica
    http://www.theartofed.com