Star Tessellation Project

December 23, 2022 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Stars are a fun and versatile shape to work with, and during the holiday season, they can become a festive and engaging craft project. This star tessellation project from What Do We Do All Day is a relaxing and enjoyable activity for kids and adults alike, and it teaches an important math concept known as tessellation.

Tessellation is the process of creating a pattern of repeating shapes that fit together perfectly, without any gaps or overlaps. It is a mathematical concept that is important for children to learn because it helps them to develop spatial reasoning skills and to understand geometric relationships. In addition, tessellation is a fun and creative way for children to explore math concepts in a hands-on and visual way.

To create this star tessellation project, you will need some paper and a few simple drawing tools. The tutorial from What Do We Do All Day will walk you through the process of drawing a six-pointed star and repeating the pattern in different ways to create different shapes. Once you have a page full of stars, you can color them in or decorate them in whatever way you like.

Overall, this star tessellation project is a fun and educational activity that is perfect for the holiday season. It is a great way to introduce children to the concept of tessellation and to help them develop important math skills. So, you can get the how-to and some great ideas for getting started making these patterns from What Do We Do All Day.

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Get the how-to and some great ideas for getting started making these patterns from What Do We Do All Day.

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

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