Ramadan and Eid / Eight-Point Star Pattern Art
Eight-Point Star Pattern Art
Children use simple shapes to create eight-point star patterns like those found in Islamic art and architecture, then colour them into a mosaic-style display.
How to run it
- Show photos of geometric tilework from mosques, palaces and buildings in places like Morocco, Turkey, Iran and Spain, and point out the eight-point star.
- Show how two overlapping squares, one rotated, make an eight-point star.
- Children trace or draw the shapes, repeat them across grid paper and colour the pattern in jewel tones.
- Join the finished pieces into a large mosaic-style wall display to decorate the room for Eid.
You will need
- square card templates
- grid paper
- pencils
- rulers
- coloured pencils or markers
- photos of geometric tilework
Make it easier or harderYounger children colour a pre-printed star pattern; older children use a compass and protractor to construct their own.
SafetySupervise compass use with older children, and use photos of art and buildings rather than religious texts.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4, Outcome 1Children explore maths through pattern and symmetry while learning about Islamic art traditions.
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