My grade five students finished their geometric art designs. This was a lesson we did during Ramadan to celebrate the beautiful and different geometric designs found in Islamic art.
Each student received a large octagon shape, ruler, pencil and eraser. They were to create lines linking corner points of the octagon to create a symmetrical design. This is a great time to discuss and review symmetry.
Next, they colored in their design symmetrically using up to four colors.
The final step was to cut out their finished designs, glue them onto a colored piece of construction paper and trim them to fit the octagon shape.
Don’t you just love how these turned out?
Hi! I’m writing you from Salem, Oregon in the US. The art that your students have done here is so, so beautiful. I am wondering if I might use some for the background of a website I’m doing for my son’s school parents club? It’s a nonprofit, volunteer organization. I would give your site credit for it, together with a link to it. Email me. Thanks so much for making this site!
-Mary Ellen Scofield
This is a great idea! Would you comment on the proper way to construct a true octagon? My sides don’t come out exactly right. Close, but that isn’t good enough!
Thanks,
Pam
Hi Pam, I run into the same problem all the time! I found this site that should help you the next time you want that perfect octagon! http://geometry.s1tes.com/octagon.html Have fun and thanks for stopping by.
nice work..it helped me taking my design class .
Wow, that was great!!! Thank you!!
great ideas Im teaching some challenging kids and am sure this will interest them. I got the template for an octagon off google images, lazy?
Not lazy, just very practical! I do the same!