Tangrams
This puzzle is though to come from China, but little is known about its
true origins. The Chinese name for the puzzle is Chi-Chiao which
translated into English means The Seven Clever Pieces or The
Seven Wisdom Puzzle. The object of the puzzle is to form shapes
using the seven pieces shown above.
Instructions: Print out this page and cut the square into the seven
pieces as shown by cutting along the lines given. Then arranging the
pieces you now have, try to make the following pictures. You can make
your own pictures out of the tangram pieces as well. First, arrange
them to make a picture of your own. Then take those pieces and trace
them onto a piece of paper so that you can give your new puzzle to someone
else.
Tangram Pictures:
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