Islamic Art is so interesting!! When I studied abroad I learned a lot of about the geometrical patterns of Islamic art. I was fortunate enough to see many Islamic art pieces and buildings that were designed with Islamic art. The most incredible piece that I saw was the Alhambra in Granada, Spain (picture). I spent hours looking at the architecture and all the tiny art details that surrounded me. I was able to make some connections to what I have learned about the principles of Islamic Art and what was mentioned in the article. Islamic Art is so interesting because some people find the repetition or symmetry to be simple maybe even boring but after learning about the Islamic art process I am able to appreciate each individual part as their own art piece.

Islamic Art can be connected to many areas in the classroom, social studies, history, math, science, etc. I recently just taught a symmetry lesson and after reading this article I’m tempted to teach a mini lesson on Islamic art and history and use the students examples in the lesson. The workshop described in the article explains how students quickly noticed many math concepts. Workshops like this leave long-lasting impressions on students because they are so authentic and learning not only about school but about themselves and peers. There were many activity examples, photos, and museum pieces which are great resources for the futures. Some of the activities show continuous circles or triangles and the end result is so neat and interesting to look at. It would be a great activity or lesson to show students who ‘don’t enjoy’ art or ‘are not good’ at art because it can show them that something as simple as overlapping circles can turn out to be a creative art piece.