This Wooden Tangram Puzzle (buy similar here) is an ancient Chinese brain game known to prime children's brains for math. A child will have fun grasping mathematical concepts such as congruency, symmetry, area, perimeter and geometry, while learning geometrical shapes such as a triangle and a square and its sides and angles. A child will have to use visual-spatial intelligence and creativity to solve this puzzle which requires a child to rotate the geometrical shapes in mind's eye.
This seven-piece tangram puzzle is the world's oldest and most well known silhouette puzzle. Different bright colors promote color and shape recognition, as well as concepts of big vs small. The child will be using reasoning, problem-solving and logical thinking skills to solve the puzzle as well developing patience and persistence.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/212817224
It took Adrian 21 seconds to assemble this Tangram Puzzle without a visual representation of a puzzle as assembled. We had misplaced the instructions somewhere ):
Adrian made a "boat" from the blocks and spelled the word with a Movable Alphabet.
A child can also put blocks into different shapes, according to instructions, or s/he is free to use the imagination! For an older child, you can add a language aspect and ask the child to spell/read the word of the object/animal s/he made. (We are using this Montessori Small Wooden Movable Alphabet for spelling.)
I found a similar tangram puzzle here, and it says for "children between ages 6 to 10 years". This one is from non-toxic paint, and it says "from ages 3 to 105". I think regardless of age, if a child enjoys this puzzle while developing problem-solving and logical thinking skills, as well as enhancing visual perception ability, it is a toy well chosen!
Does your child have a Tangram Puzzle?
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It is rumored to have been imagined in China amid the Song Dynasty, and after that extended to Europe by exchanging ships in the mid nineteenth century. It turned out to be exceptionally well known in Europe for a period at that point, and after that again amid World War I. It is a standout amongst the most well known analyzation astounds in the world. A Chinese clinician has named the tangram “the soonest mental test on the planet”, but one made for excitement as opposed to for examination
Wow, that is a very interesting information; thanks for sharing ๐ Anya