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Tangrams: Seven Magic Shapes
A Little History
Originated in China Its invention is unrecorded in history. The word “tangram” may have come from the Tanka people who
were traders who played this puzzle and past it on via sailors. The word might come from an obscure English word “tramgram”
which means puzzle or trinket. Became popular during the 19th century in Europe and America.
More History
Fancy tangram sets made of ivory, jade, and other fine materials soon appeared.
Others were made from fired clay, or wood.
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Tangrams are puzzles made of:
Seven shapes
5 triangles1 square1 parallelogram
The Great Tangram HOAX!
1903 - The Eighth Book of Tan was written by Sam Loyd
Loyd convinced people that the game was invented by the God Tan 4,000 years ago.
Later this was found to be a colossal hoax.
However Loyd greatly profited from his deceit.
Tangrams Today!
These challenging puzzles continue to entertain and frustrate.
Attracts people of varied interests - quilters, puzzle fanatics, storytellers and more.
Tangram Trivia
Lewis Carroll was reputed to have been a huge fan of tangrams. He was believed to possess a Chinese book made of tissue paper with 323 tangram designs.
Edgar Allan Poe and Napoleon were also known to be huge fans.
Classroom Uses
Used to reinforce geometry and ratios.
Teach basic math in an interesting manner.
Integrate literature in your classroom.
Wonderful online interactive puzzles.
Tangram Books for Classroom Use
Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert
Presto Chango: Storytelling Class Book Making and Problem Solving With Tangrams by Anne Linehan
The Adventures of the Beautiful Princess in Triangle Land by Gregory Hartswick
Three Pigs, One Wolf, and Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone
Magic Window story
Technology - Time to Explore
http://www.kidscom.com/games/tangram/tangram.html
http://www.tangram.i-p.com/
http://cs.bmcc.cc.or.us/mth213/Labs/online%20tangrams.htm
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/part2.htm
More Technology
http://www.logicville.com/tangram.htm
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/tangram/