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Title:
| Math: Pattern Blocks and Tangrams |
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Description:
| This is a collection of sites about pattern blocks and tangrams. There are several interactive sites that allow you to manipulate blocks and tangrams online. Also includes hands-on classroom activities that focus on polygons, area, angles, fractions, and patterns. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on geometric shapes. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Virtual Pattern Blocks
Students and teachers can manipulate these virtual pattern blocks to make different shapes.
Interactive Mathematics: Pattern Blocks
This is a virtual pattern block site where the figures can be manipulated.
Tangrams: Lesson Plan
This lesson plan has students create a set of tangrams of their own.
Math Forum: Tangrams
This site includes several activities about tangrams. One activity has students make tangrams. Other activities include figuring the area of the tangram pieces. NOTE: The site has a link to forums.
What's in a Shape?
This site has three different activities for students to learn about shapes through tangrams. Includes needed links and sheets for the activities.
Shapes at Work
Students can study a shape, draw it, and sketch an object that has this shape in it. Either tangrams or pattern blocks can be used.
Tangram Page
This is a good introduction to tangrams. "Articles and Pictures" tells about the history of this Chinese puzzle. There is also a "Puzzle of the Month" to solve. "Bibliography" includes a list of resources on tangrams.
Pattern Block Activities on the Web
This site links to several activities using pattern blocks. Topics covered include fractions, symmetry, and geometry.
What's My Number?
In this classroom activity, students can figure the size of objects using pattern blocks.
PBS: It's a Perfect Fit
This class activity has students study pattern blocks and how the shapes relate to each other.
Tangram Activity Sheet
This activity sheet designed for fourth graders has questions about using tangrams.
Activity 1: Tangrams
This site includes an interactive puzzle about tangrams plus questions for students to solve.
Tangram Activities
These tangram challenges for kids are arranged by grades.
Kids.com: Tangram
Choose among eight interactive tangrams to begin solving puzzles. NOTE: The site has a link to a chat room.
Funorama: Tangram Puzzle
Print out your ancient Chinese tangram puzzle, then select links "Puzzle Sheet I", "Puzzle Sheet II", and Puzzle Sheet III" and try to solve these puzzles. NOTE: The site includes ads.
eThemes Resource: Math: Geometric Shapes
This is a collection of sites about geometric shapes and polygons. Includes definitions plus examples of them in everyday life. Learn about prisms and polygons. Includes interactive sites with games and manipulatives.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 2, 4, 5
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