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Fish with a scale rhythm

A colorful, flat fish with a head, an eye, and scales in your chosen PLA colors. Fill the areas with adjoining strands and create your own color rhythm.

Age
8+ years
Length
approx. 80 min
Level
Easy
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
Worksheet Guide (colour) Guide (ink-saving)

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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Fish outline
  2. Head and eye
  3. Draw the scales
  4. Fill one scale
  5. Your colors and pattern

What gets built

Repeat short arcs and fill the scales with adjoining PLA strands. Choose your own colors and their rhythm on one connected fish.

What it practises
  • Drawing connected rows of arcs.
  • Filling areas with short strands joined side-to-side and to the edge.
  • Choosing colors and a repeating pattern independently.

Success criteria
  • The head, eye, and colorful scales are visible. Show your color rhythm; all the areas connect to the fish.
  • The filled areas form one flat piece; there are no loose scales or separate eye.
  • The fish outline, fins, tail, and dimensions match W01.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
turquoise, yellow, dark, coral, purple
Also
3D pen for 1.75 mm PLA, PLA in your chosen colors, including a dark color for the eye, Pen stand, Transparent mat included in the kit, W01 printout on A4, Ruler

Files

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Version 2026-09-29 Updated 2026-09-29

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