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Tangram Pieces
A set of tangram pieces.
Tangrams are a lot of fun and they give children a great opportunity to use their imagination and creativity.
Print out the tangram pieces on cardstock and let your students use them to make their own shapes.
These work great in your guided math groups and in your math centers.
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite sha...
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.1
Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.

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