1. Make three faces inside one triangle are finished, the lines should be darkened. (This makes them easier to trace and they will copy much better, later on the copy machine).
2. Next carefully fold the paper so that the two triangles line up precisely as seen through the folded paper.
3. At this point carefully trace the image of the first triangle onto the second. This traced reflection should be an exact copy (as much as possible) in order for later xeroxed copies to match up with each other. A more dramatic and visually striking design will be produced if the students also darken in areas in the design. This too must be symmetrical.
4. twelve copies should be made of each design. If the students put their name outside the triangles, their name will be on every copy made.
5. When cutting out the 12 rhombus shapes, do it carefully and exact, one at a time. They must be as precise as possible.
6. Practice laying out the design before trying to glue it down. Arrange 6 shapes into a six pointed star first.
7. Then the remaining shapes should fit in between the points of the star to create a hexagon. Of course if you made more copies and had a larger surface to cover, you could have your design continue on and on.
8. Glue shapes down carefully, making sure they match. You may need to adjust shapes or overlap a bit to make everything fit. Each error in drawing, folding, tracing, copying, and cutting multiplies the problems in getting the final design sections to aline.
9. ADDING COLOR - Color with bold colored pencil. To do the color correctly (tessellate the colors also) each time a shape repeats in the design, the color should repeat as well.
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| PATTERN Print on an 8.5x11 |
