A Study on Use of Egg Tangram in Mathematics Lessons

Abstract

The activity in this study includes forming an egg tangram and various figures from the tangram
pieces. In the egg tangram activity, first of all the egg tangram is obtained by using a compass, a ruler and the
properties of circle. In this process written and verbal expressions of the drawings are required. Then, students
are asked to form several meaningful figures from the egg tangram pieces. The activity is prepared for improving
students’ spatial ability, providing their use of their mathematical communication skills, developing their
psychomotor skills and helping teachers and students in the applications on subject of circle. The students are
enabled to be active physically and mentally in the activity with the teacher’s guidance. The teacher can benefit
from teacher guidelines throughout the activity and can make the activity steps easier to do with various cues
when the student faces difficulty.