These tangram
coloring pages are a fun way for kids to practice geometry and pre-writing
skills. The pages are also designed to inspire kids to be creative.
Geometry:
The tangram is a
dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put
together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific
shape using all seven pieces, which may not overlap. Manipulating the tans
stimulates spatial awareness.
Pre-writing:
Being able to
control the pencil is an important pre-writing development. The background of
these worksheets has been created to develop those fine motor skills required
to control the pencil in the path of motions needed for writing.
Art:
All art comes from
a point of inspiration. The subject and a few tracing lines on the background
are given to inspire your students.
There is plenty of white space for them to personalize the worksheet by adding
their own details and/or drawings.
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Differentiation:
Included are 15
puzzles. Each puzzle has 2 options:
Easy - The outlines
of each puzzle piece are shown
Hard - The outline
of the tangram shape is shown
Puzzle pieces
(tans):
The puzzles are
suitable for 4-inch tangrams sets (printer settings: 100%). You can use the
provided printable puzzle pieces or buy a plastic or wooden tangram set. I have
purchased my tangram set on www.enasco.com
(4 sets: red, green, yellow, blue for $ 2,20)
Extra activity:
Flip the
parallelogram. The puzzles in this pack have been specifically selected for
this assignment.
First students solve
the puzzle, than they have to flip the parallelogram. Question: How many other
tans do you need to slide, flip or turn to solve the puzzle again? A recording
sheet is provided.
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15 Tangram Puzzles
included (paper size = letter):
Airplane; Bird feeder; Butterfly; Cat; Christmas tree; Flower; Haunted House; Heart; Mill; Pine tree; Rabbit; Rocket; Sailboat; Spider; Vase
You can buy this pack here
