Gr. 1 Ipad

1. Tangrams & Shape Design Challenge

https://mathigon.org/tangram

Activity:

Students solve simple tangram puzzles or create their own pictures (animals, houses).
You can connect to symmetry, shapes, and creative design.

SK Outcomes:

• SS1.2 describe shapes

• CR1.1 communicate design choices

• K1 STEAM creative problem-solving

Students can add up the dark shapes and the light shapes.

4. Build & Balance Addition (Digital Balance Scale)

Web App:

https://www.didax.com/apps/math-balance/

Student Task:

1. Choose a number (e.g., 7).
   
   

2. Build two groups that add to that number on the scale.
   
   

   • Example: 3 blocks + 4 blocks
     
     

3. When the balance is level, write:
   
   

   • 3 + 4 = 7
     
     

Challenge Extension:

Make three different ways to build the same number!

STEAM Tie-In:

Engineering concept of balancing systems.