© saan OL Creche “7 UNIVERSITY Ne ON THE AVENUE { Waa re & Early Learning Conan Experience: Tangram Learning Experience Date: 20/11/2015 Participating children: 20 Pre-Service Teacher: Ana Julia Nunez Learning objectives & links to EVFL: The children identify different shapes and the names of those shapes, which develops their mathematical thinking (early geometry). The children practice spatial perception and how they organize spatial relationships. They will develop their shape identification, een a ‘and creativity. Hing - Aa We wroter Calle iNere@ing respeh Cuthing ce ne £8 Fae coin he MEP SN EYLF Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators ~ C' = engage ina range of texts and gain |" 07" meaning from these texts. betas, NQS: Areas 1, 3,5 Requirements/resources: + Tangram templates (1 per child) Glue eat + Scissors Coloured OOF! © Tangram models Facilitation/implementation: ‘Show the children the tangram template before and after cutting into the different shapes. Hand them the templates and identify together some of the shapes. Instruct them to cut the pieces and create new shapes, real or imagined. Some of the questions to ask while they create: Comyoumakearectangie? — harwars) Manges Cas you be 2 Can you make a square with the triangles? Can you make an animal out of the shapes? Can you make a monster out of the shapes? What is your monster's name? Can you build a house out of the shapes? Who lives in that house? What shapes did you use to build the house? As an alternative, give them the Tangram puzzle pages asa challenge. 1 complicate Cee Evaluationifollow up lpre-ochs