Making connections: Exploring geometric patterns

Experimenting with tessellation, symmetry, and reflection, learners create artwork with geometric shapes and patterns.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Geometric patterns around the world

  • To draw and describe geometric patterns from buildings around the world.

Lesson 2: Seed of Life

  • To draw the Seed of Life pattern using a compass.

Lesson 3: Tessellations

  • To make a tessellation using abstract shapes.

 

 

Lesson 4: Symmetrical flip patterns

  • To make a symmetrical flip pattern using reflections.

Lesson 5: Geometric tile prints

  • To make a tile print inspired by the artwork of Sayed Haider Raza.

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abstract shape

geometric pattern

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