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Tessellations Worksheet

Cutting out sections of a square paper and translating those shapes by sliding them allows one to create tessellations of irregular shapes that fill the space without gaps. The document provides instructions to start with a square, cut out a section, slide that shape to the opposite side and tape it in place, then continue cutting, translating, and placing shapes to tessellate the area.

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Tessellations Worksheet

Cutting out sections of a square paper and translating those shapes by sliding them allows one to create tessellations of irregular shapes that fill the space without gaps. The document provides instructions to start with a square, cut out a section, slide that shape to the opposite side and tape it in place, then continue cutting, translating, and placing shapes to tessellate the area.

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TESSELLATIONS – Translating a section of a square to create an

irregular shape that will tessellate.

1. Start with a 5 cm (2”) square of heavy


weight paper. Cut out a section of the 2. Translate the shape by sliding it to the
square. Start at one vertex and end at the opposite side of the square. Tape the shape
vertex beside it. to the square being sure to fit it right up
against the edge of the square.

3. Cut out a new shape from the straight 4. Slide it across to the other side and tape it
side of the square. in place.

Used with permission of CrayolaTeachers.ca


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5. Decide what your irregular shape reminds you of and tessellate it to fill the space. Outline the shapes and details with
marker. Colour the whole thing with crayons or coloured pencils.

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