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Tangrams puzzles

ES1 – A thinking mathematically context for practise focussed on using small shapes to create a larger 2D shape

Syllabus

Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2021

Outcomes

  • MAO-WM-01
  • MAE-2DS-01
  • MAE-2DS-02

Collect resources

You will need to make your tangram and use that here.


Instructions

  • Use your tangram pieces to match these designs.
  • Use your tangram pieces to create your own design.
  • Draw it in your workbook.
Image: A large triangle
Image: A mountain range
Image: A heart
Image: A butterfly
Image: A tree

How to make a tangram

ES1 and Stage 1 – A thinking mathematically targeted teaching opportunity focussed on creating tangram pieces from a piece of paper.

Exploring triangles

ES1 – A thinking mathematically targeted teaching opportunity exploring triangles and their different representations as well as defining their properties.

About how many rectangles?

ES1 – A thinking mathematically targeted teaching opportunity exploring working systematically to find rectangles which have the same area but may look different.
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