Recently in math skills block, students have been focusing on math standards that requires them to be able to compose, decompose, analyze and classify shapes using angles and sides. Students have been enjoying working with Tangrams. Tangrams are a Chinese geometric puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces that can be arranged to make various other shapes. Students had to manipulate the pieces by sliding, flipping and turning them in order to get them to fit into a new arrangements.
In our closing sessions, we have focused on the congruent and similar shapes, different angles (acute, obtuse, and right), parallel sides, and many other attributes! We will have a short quiz on these concepts on Friday. Students can review these concepts by visiting the following sites:
Slides, Flips and Turns
Congruent and Similar Practice
Angles Practice
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| This is an example of the Tangram puzzles with which the students have been working. |
Slides, Flips and Turns
Congruent and Similar Practice
Angles Practice
