This week at our classes, we celebrated Geometry Week, exploring new ways to introduce concepts like Angles, Tessellations, and Coordinates to our younger kids. My team and I came up with an exciting idea: integrating Math and Art to bring these concepts to life!
On the day we introduced Tessellations, I started the class with, "We’re doing something fun today!" The room filled with excited shouts of “Yeah!” I continued, “Come on, put on your thinking caps and tell me—have you ever noticed the arrangement of tiles on a floor, bricks in a wall, or pieces of a puzzle?”
A thoughtful silence fell over the class as they considered this. One child mentioned how puzzle pieces fit tightly, while another noted that tiles on the floor are arranged
uniformly without gaps. They were absolutely right! I explained, “That pattern is called a tessellation.”
Their excitement grew as our teachers handed out paper grids and simple shapes like triangles, squares, and hexagons. “Let’s start making patterns!” I encouraged them, giving out colourful shape stickers. Soon, what began as basic triangles and squares evolved into intricate, beautiful patterns. As their designs took shape, their faces gleamed with joy.
Some started saying, “These look like puzzles!” and “These look like the tiles in my bathroom!” They were making real-life connections, which is precisely what we, as math teachers, hope for. We want children to see math not just as numbers, equations, or formulas, but as something creative, inspiring, and filled with endless possibilities.
CTA: If you’re as intrigued by the beauty of math and want to explore ways to bring creativity into learning, join me in our upcoming sessions where we dive into the artful side of math. Let’s make learning colourful, hands-on, and as fun as it was meant to be!
Stay tuned—next up in our Art Meets Geometry series: Tangrams!
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