Prepare sets of tangrams for your students ahead of time. You should make 2 sets for each student. Explain a little of the history of tangrams and show your students some of the many pictures that can be made.
Challenge your students to create their own designs with their tangrams. Can they make a fish? A cat? A strange-looking plant? When students have had opportunity to explore and create, have them create their favorite design and then glue the arrangement onto construction paper. Later, when the glue has dried, use these designs as a classroom set of puzzles. Hand out the designs and new sets of tangrams and have students try to recreate their classmates’ designs. With younger students, the designs may be recreated by matching the pieces directly on top of the puzzles. After the activity, use the puzzles to decorate your classroom.
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