These puzzles are very popular with students from kindergarten through grade 3. Having only five pieces instead of the classic seven makes them much less intimidating for many people. Students who enjoy these puzzles may be encouraged to try the classic tangrams. Making the pieces I use craft foam because it is easy to handle and lasts very well, but if you are in a hurry, you could make them out of cardstock.

Can you figure out the rules of the game from its solution? Rectangles connects arithmetic and geometry. For students who have already started multiplication and division this puzzle makes factoring tangible. For students who are just learning about multiplication, the puzzle provides a concrete introduction to multiplication as repeated addition. getting-started downloadable puzzles for everyone from about grade 4 and up classroom demonstration for about grade 4 and up downloadable puzzles for (approximately) grades 2-4 classroom demonstration for (about) grades 2-4 Find more puzzles for younger students at Math in English , where they are called Shikaku.