Imagine puzzle pieces that take some thought to figure out how they go together. Some people get it quickly, some have to think harder. Either way, it's fun to see people working together to fit all their pieces together.

Kids can COLOR their pieces with crayons, so then they WANT to try to fit it in with all the other pieces.

We're created an "Introduction to Tessellation" which shows some of the basic ideas that make tessellation work. It's full of easy-to-follow graphics and examples.

The underlying theme is that it's easy to create tessellating shapes, but where art & math collide is in creating shapes that you can imagine as birds, turtles, fish, etc. See the Take-Home Books link in 'More Info'.