Tangrams are a Chinese geometric puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces that can be arranged to make various other shapes. By encouraging your child to create and play with tangrams, you are improving their spacial skills. Research shows that improved spatial skills leads to improved math achievement.
Watch these videos to create your own set of tangrams.
Grandfather Tang’s Story
by Ann Tompert
Once you have your tangram set, listen to the book, Grandfather Tang’s Story. While you are listening to the story, stop and make the tangram designs illustrated on each page.
Click here for additional tangram puzzles
Use all seven tangram pieces to solve the puzzles you find in the above link. Solutions are on the last two pages.