A tangram puzzle consists of seven pieces:

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A tangram puzzle consists of seven pieces: Large Triangles (2) Small Triangles (1) Medium Triangle Square (1) Parallelogram

The use of tangram puzzles supports skills that are consistent with national standards: Recognize, name, build, draw, compare, and sort two- or three-dimensional shapes Describe attributes and parts of two- or three-dimensional shapes Investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart two- or three-dimensional shapes

Types of Puzzle Pieces Magnetic-Backed Foam Acrylic Thick Foam

Puzzle # indicates number of pieces needed 1 3 Puzzle Frames 1-4 Puzzle # indicates number of pieces needed 4 2

Each puzzle frame requires all 7 pieces Puzzle Frames 5-26 6 5 Each puzzle frame requires all 7 pieces 8 7 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 Puzzle Frames 5-26 Continued 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 23

Naming Tangram Puzzles

Tangram Rules

Solution Pages

Multiple Solutions

Shapes, Angles, and Sides

Flips, Turns, and Slides

Congruent Shapes

Convex vs. Concave Polygons

Symmetry

Area & Perimeter

Creating Tangram Puzzles Graphic Art Tape Creating Tangram Puzzles Small-In-One Foam Frame Draftsman

Complete Kit

Product Contents and Replacement Parts

Tactile Tangrams If you have questions about this product, please contact: Karen J. Poppe, Tactile Graphics Project Leader kpoppe@aph.org (502) 899-2322