2. HISTORY
⢠Ancient Chinese Puzzles
⢠Begins with a square
⢠Each piece is called Tan.
ďAll pieces must be used
ďThey must touch, but not overlap.
3. LEGEND
⢠A Chinese man Tanâs greatest possession
was fine ceramic tile.
⢠He dropped a tile on his way to show the
emperor and it broke to 7 geometric
shapes.
⢠Spent the rest of his life in putting them
back together.
4. ⢠He was not successful, however he
succeeded in creating many designs.
⢠Tan enjoyed creating designs and later
called as Tangrams.
⢠It is the oldest and most enduring
geometric puzzles.
5. USE
⢠Used in storytelling
ď§ Storyteller arranges the tan to show
the shape of the character.
ď§ Pieces are rearranged to represent
the new characters or elements in
the story.
6. Identify the shape of each
Tangram
⢠2 Large Triangles
⢠1 Medium Triangle
⢠2 Small Triangles
⢠1 Square
⢠1parallelogram
10. The first pig met a duck and gave
him seven magic shapes, and the
duck said: âUse them wisely.â
⢠Form a duck using your tangrams.
11.
12. The pig said: âWhat can I do, I
feel so lonely.â So he decided to
have a companion, and have a cat.
⢠Form a cat using the seven magic shapes.
13.
14. The wolf appeared and ate the
pig and the cat.
⢠Form a wolf using the seven magic
shapes.
15.
16. The second pig met a rabbit and
gave him seven magic shapes, and
the rabbit said: âUse them
wisely.â
⢠Form a rabbit using the Tangrams.
17.
18. The pig said: âWhat can I do, Itâs
getting dark.â So he decided to
have a candle.
⢠Form a candle using your seven magic
shapes.
26. Our friend fell in love with the
famous pig and they got married.
27. Now, they didnât need two
houses, so they decided to create
a ship with the other seven magic
shapes.
⢠Form a ship using the seven magic
shapes.
28.
29. The wolf appeared and huffed
and puffed, and help them with
their honeymoon around the
world.