Pattern is a Design Element.
We use words to make a sentence in the same way we use
art elements to make design elements.
So today we will use repeated shapes and colors to make a pattern. That's what a pattern is - repeated art elements.
 | A tessellation is a specific kind of patterns where shapes fit together with no space in between. It is also called tilling because it like a tile floor. But you can see the 'tiles' don't have to be squares - can you find the basic shape here that 'tiles'? |
We are going to do some tessellating patterns by cutting up a square into a new shape and then tracing it so as to make a tiled pattern - and then coloring it. |  |
Be sure to grid off your paper with squares lightly in pencil before you cut, tape and trace. As you can see from the images below that will make them fit on the paper.
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