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Twisted Tangrams

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Primary geometers create a picture using tangrams. In this geometry lesson plan, young scholars read Grandfather Tang: A Tale Told with Tangrams, cut out their own tangrams, and choose a character from the story to make using their tangram pieces.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
rectangles, polygons, quadrilaterals, shapes, tangrams

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tangrams, 2d and 3d shapes, attributes of shapes, compose shapes, halves of shapes, rectangle, rows and columns, math
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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Common Core

K.G.A.1 K.G.A.2 K.G.A.3 K.G.B.4 K.G.B.5 K.G.B.6 1.G.A.1 1.G.A.2 1.G.A.3 2.G.A.1 2.G.A.2 2.G.A.3 MP1 MP4 MP5

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