CBSE Class 5 Maths: Tiling & Tessellation Workbook

This workbook explores tiling and tessellation. It covers patterns with and without gaps, which shapes tessellate, angles around a point, naming tilings, counting tiles, finding how many tiles cover a floor and what they cost, half tiles and triangles, colour patterns, border and centre tiles, growing tile patterns, slides, turns and flips, and tiling word problems. It has 335 activities in 16 sections, arranged in four parts.

What your child will practise

• What Is Tiling? – Patterns with and without gaps
• Which Shapes Tessellate? – Which shapes can tile on their own?
• Angles Around a Point – The corners meeting at a point add up to 360°
• Naming Tilings – Which shapes make up a tiling?
• Counting Tiles – How many tiles cover a floor?
• Tiles to Cover a Floor – Tiles needed for a floor or wall
• Cost of Tiling – Cost of tiles and buying boxes
• Half Tiles and Triangles – Triangle halves and cut tiles
• Colour Patterns in Tilings – Chessboard and striped patterns
• Border and Centre Tiles – Border tiles and centre tiles
• Growing Tile Patterns – Tile patterns that grow stage by stage
• Slides, Turns and Flips – Moving tiles to make patterns
• Tiling Word Problems – Tiling in everyday life
• Mixed Practice – A mix of every skill in this book
• Think! Puzzles & Challenges – Tiling puzzles and challenges
• Tiling Check-Up – Final test covering every skill in this workbook

Who it is for

CBSE Class 5 students (age about 10–11), and Class 6 children who need a refresher.

How to use it

Print the pages you need, or the whole book, on A4 paper. Short, regular sessions work best. Answers are at the back so you can check the work together.

Based on the CBSE / NCERT Class 5 (Grade 5) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 59 pages.