Tessellation is a tiling pattern created by assembling infinitely repeated geometrical shapes.
The tessellation concept was developed in the US in the 1960s and has since been incorporated in the mathematics curriculum in many countries in the world (including Singapore).
Tessellation allows children to develop mathematical thinking and creativity in the most natural way as they move, rotate, and turn over the basic shapes of triangle, square, and hexagon, which are the basic shapes of tessellation.
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To capture the attention of children, Tessell applies various elements of aesthetics in coming up with the bright colours and interesting shapes used in the tessellation puzzle.
While playing on the tessellation play mat, children can see and feel the geometrical repetition of the shapes and this greatly improves their creativity, space perception and shaping ability.
