Hexaflexagons in the Summertime

This past Wednesday was my third three-hour meeting with a group of teenagers I am doing projects with this summer. I'm getting to know these young people a bit more, which is the best part of what I do. It means a lot to me to be able bring projects to them which they enjoy,…

Hexagon-Flexagon: Post #4, Student Work

I'm ending this series of posts on hexagon-flexagon with images of work done by students in Michele Gannon's art classes in the Adirondacks.  I taught the students how to do the paper-folding. Michelle's considerable artistic influence supported the students' creative output.  Each of images that I am showcasing here is followed by the same image in…

Forest of Flexagons

I don't often have the chance to make flexagons with a class. But recently, Mrs. Schroeder, who works with an artistic group of fifth graders, asked me to plan a project with these students that could showcase their creative energies while still requiring that they use research skills. Mrs. Schroeder chose Adirondack trees as the…