Mc escher tessellations youtube

For this lesson, i turned completely to you tube videos. The kids love it and then I don’t have to worry about getting my thoughts in sequential order.

Mc escher tessellations youtube videos

Video links are available at the bottom of post. I taught this lesson to both 3rd grade and 6th grade. Although I explained how to make your own tessellation to both grades, I only allowed the 6th graders to try on their first piece.

This proved to be a wise choice as it was still challenging to grasp the concept and design a successful tessellation.

I made a class set of traceable tessellations by cutting out the “bird” from two pieces of file folder that I glued together.

Mc escher tessellations youtube

After cutting they all needed a little trim to make them fit better. The thickness of the paper made them more durable but also more challenging to cut out perfectly. I explained to the students they may need to make some adjustments when tracing, for example they don’t need to trace around the bird every time as part o