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laser cut half square triangles

52 Weeks of Math Activities

Week 46: Half-Square Triangles (Truchet Tiles)

If you are a quilter, then you will be a pro with this week’s activity. For the last six months, my quilting mother lived with us through chemo, and we watched her quilt her heart out. Now that she has moved back to her home, I had to laugh

two hands copying a tessellation on paper

52 Weeks of Math Activities

Week 22: Tessellations – Paper Method

This week we will do tessellations that fit together through translation (moving without rotation). We will look at reflection and rotation in other weeks. There are a few different ways to do this, but we will use the paper method today. I always start the class by talking about what different kind

diamonds of 3 colors placed to make what appears to be a stack of cubes

52 Weeks of Math Activities

Week 21: Hexagon Tessellations

I love tessellating! This week, we are playing with hexagons. Learners can either draw or cut various hexagonal designs with various colors. It is fun to see what secondary patterns can occur. Do other polygons tessellate? This is a wonderful activity to practice mindfulness and presence as you play with

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