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- Title
Using Tangrams to Teach Geometry to Young Children.
- Authors
Bohning, Gerry; Aithouse, Jody Kosack
- Abstract
Unlike a jigsaw puzzle where a piece must fit in only one way to complete a picture, the seven pieces of a geometric tangram can be arranged in many different ways to make figures of birds, animals, people, and objects. This article presents a Tangram Teaching Guide to provide a five-step developmental sequence for teaching tangramming to young children. Teaching resources are included, and a checklist provides a summary outline of the teaching sequence. Tangram experiences help children develop positive attitudes toward geometry, further their shape identification and classification skills, and foster an understanding of basic geometric concepts and relationships.
- Subjects
TANGRAMS; JIGSAW puzzles; GEOMETRY education; CHILD development; TEACHING
- Publication
Early Childhood Education Journal, 1997, Vol 24, Issue 4, p239
- ISSN
1082-3301
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02354839