1. Tessellation

4. Tessellations all around us Common shapes can be arranged in unusual ways Sometimes an unusual shape will tessellate

5. Tessellations all around us Sometimes 2 or more different shapes will tessellate.

8. Tessellation with Pentominoes

11. Tessellation with 7-Pin Polygons

12. Tessellations by M.C. Escher

13. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 1 Step 1: Start with a simple shape that will tessellate e.g. a rectangle. Step 2: Remove a shape or shapes from one side of the rectangle and fix them to the opposite side.

14. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 1 Use this as a template to create your tessellation.

15. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 2 You could start with a hexagon and cut semi-circles from three of the sides and fix them to the opposite sides like this.

16. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 2

17. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 3 Start with a square and cut segments from two sides and fix them to the opposite sides like this.

18. Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 3

19. Enjoy making your own tessellations!

22. Enjoy making your own tessellations!