Summary
A geometry lesson using tangram pieces to build flowers and trees. Children compose triangles, squares, and other shapes into larger pictures, learning how simple shapes combine.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Using Tangrams to Make Flowers and Trees” together:
- What shapes did you use to build the flower?
- How can two triangles make a square?
- What new picture could you make from these shapes?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: tangram, shape, triangle, square, compose
Use paper shapes (or draw them) to build a tree. Name each shape you used.