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Tantalizing Tangrams: Fractional Relationships
Students use tangrams to represent parts of a whole. In this fraction lesson, students use tangrams to determine fractional relationships between different pieces. Students use the AppleWorks drawing application to demonstrate the...
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Grandfather Tang's Story
Young scholars construct tangram patters. In this geometry lesson, students read the book Grandfather Tang's Story and visit various websites to practice covering figures with tangrams. Young scholars attempt to construct animal shapes...
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Hickory Dickory Dock
Students follow written directions to construct their own tangram. For this tangram lesson, students use their tangram to develop original figures that illustrate characters and/or objects from their favorite nursery rhyme. Students also...
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Chinese Tangrams
Learners research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram lesson, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Learners construct a set of tangrams, compare the...
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Using Tangrams for Fractions
In this using tangrams for fractions worksheet, 5th graders trace the tangram puzzle, cut out and number the shapes, then answer six questions about which fraction represents the relationships of the pieces.
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Tangram Fractions
Students explore tangram puzzles. In this tangram fraction lesson, students read Grandfather Tang and then practice solving tangram puzzles. Students identify fractions of the pieces of the tangram puzzles and then create a design using...
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Constructing Tangrams
Seventh graders visualize and identify geometric shapes after applying transformations on a coordinate plane. In this tangrams lesson, 7th graders construct a set of tangrams and then answer extension questions related to measurement,...
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Tangrams
In this tangrams worksheet, 10th graders solve 7 different problems related to designing tangrams. First, they trace each of the figures shown on the sheet. Then, students cut out the pieces and rearrange them to form each figure and...
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Tangram Pieces- Black Line Copy
In this math worksheet, students create a seven piece tangram puzzle by coloring and cutting out the patterns on this page. There are no directions.
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Tangram Pieces
In this math activity, students create a tangram puzzle by coloring and cutting out the pattern pieces for a standard seven piece tangram puzzle.
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Geometric Shapes
In this math worksheet, students answer ten questions about geometric shapes based on a given website. Students also read about tangrams and make their own tangram.
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Tangram Patterns
In this artistic worksheet, students experience and practice working with tangram pieces to create unique puzzles and shapes.
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Tangram Pattern
In this tangram pattern worksheet, students use the large pattern to make their own 7 piece tangram. There are no tangram activities on this page.
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Tangram Patterns To Make- More Challenging
In this more difficult tangram worksheet, students are challenged to make 8 patterns. Students will need to have a tangram puzzle to do these worksheets.
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Chinese Puzzle Story
Learners study the Chinese form of tangrams. They read the story, "Grandfather Tang's Story," by Ann Tompert and discuss how tangrams are used to tell the story. Using paper and scissors, they create animal tangrams and write stories...
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Tangrams
Fifth graders explore the context of how and when to use tangrams in geometry. They create and draw a number of different geometric figures using tangrams. Students work on their visual spatial skills.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 8: Can You Please Give Me Directions?
Students participate in a guided reading experience by following directions to cut out tangrams. They listen to the directions and cut as the reading progresses.
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Tangram Tantrums
Students discuss tangram vocabulary, and act out slide, flip, and turn. They observe tangram puzzles on a web page, and solve their own tangram puzzles.
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Shape Up!
Students investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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Learning about Shapes with Tangrams and the Net
Learners use tangrams, student literature, and Websites to explore shapes.
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Tangram Discovery
Students develop an understanding and enjoyment of math concepts and cultural awareness by working with tangrams.
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Tangram Challenges
Pupils explore geometric concepts by working with Tangram Puzzles. In this Tangram challenge instructional activity, students use problem-solving tasks that involve physical manipulatives. Pupils select a picture and use all...
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Cut, Construct and Think 3
Students identify and create shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify various polygons and try to create new shapes using existing polygons.
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Tangram Shapes
In this tangram learning exercise, students trace the tangram pieces and cut them out to solve the five problems. Students make shapes with the tangram pieces.