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Rangoli Patterns

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Aim

• To understand how rangoli patterns are made.


• To create a rangoli pattern.
What Are Rangoli Patterns?

Do you know what these patterns


are?
Do you know what these patterns
are used for?
Where Might You See Rangoli Patterns?
Rangoli patterns are bright patterns on the floor by the door to welcome
visitors into Hindu homes.
Traditional Rangoli Patterns
During the Hindu festival of Diwali, bright patterns are drawn on the
floor to encourage the goddess Lakshmi to enter their homes.
Traditionally, they are made using rice, grains, flour, sand or chalk.
Which Shapes Are Used?
They are often square, rectangular or circular.

Which shapes can you see in this pattern?


A Range Of Rangoli Patterns
They come in all shapes and sizes.
How Are They Created?
A circle is a 2D Shapes have at
shape with one least one line
curved side. of symmetry.
A triangle is a
2D shape with They are made
three sides. of geometric
patterns.
A rectangle is
a 2D shape
with four
sides.
A square is a
2D shape with
4 equal sides.

A pentagon is
a 2D shape
with 5 sides.
Creating Your Own Rangoli Pattern
You are going to use these grids to create your own rangoli pattern.

1. Draw a pattern in the starting box. You can use 2D shapes to draw
around if you would like.
2. Use a mirror to help you copy your pattern in the next section.
3. Colour it in.

How to make your work neater:


Always use
a ruler.
Are You Happy With Your Design?
Show a member of your family your design and ask for some feedback.

Discuss it
Feedback should
include something you
like and something that
could be made even
better.
Glossary

symmetry Symmetry is where one side of the


shape looks exactly the same when
it is flipped. You can check
symmetry in a mirror.

geometric patterns A pattern using shapes such as


lines, rectangles, circles and
squares.

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