A tesselation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again, covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps.  Unique tesselations are created through polygons, or a shape with equal sides such as a square, triangle or hexagon.  Tesselations surround us in our everyday lives, examples: ceiling or floor tiles, mosiacs, beehives, concrete and bricks.  Every tesselation has symmetry, meaning the shape is equal on opposite sides. 

Students were given a 3"x3" square and asked to create their own tesselation.  After reviewing the definitions of symmetry and recognizing tesselations in our enviornment, students used scissors and tape to create their own unique symmetrical shape.  I asked every students to use pencil to trace their shape over and over again, being conscious of leaving no spaces or gaps between shapes.  Following tracing their quadrilateral shape, the students used sharpie markers to outline each shape, then create a color scheme and neatly fill in each area with crayons, colored pencils and markers. 

Mathematic Standard:  2.9.8K:  Analyze geometric patterns.