Tangram

I love using Tangrams for math.  They are seven amazing shapes which come together to form many fun shapes.  
I  did a lesson on the tangram for a math class I just completed.   In the process I found some wonderful resources on using tangrams in math. I thought they might be of interest.

Video Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RwRAUAAld0 

This link tells a class story using tangrams

http://www.youtube.com/TangramChannel/

 This has several tangram puzzles to watch and solve It is my favorite. 

Web sites:

http://www.abcya.com/tangrams.htm

A site to solve tangram puzzles.  

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/tanagram-game/

Solve tangram puzzles.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_112_g_2_t_1.html?open=activities&from=topic_t_1.html

Tangram puzzles to solve.

http://web.archive.org/web/20130522211407/http://tangrams.ca/puzzle-shapes

Various shapes to fill.

http://www.tangram-channel.com/tangrams-to-cut-out/

Tangrams patterns to cut out.  

http://www.tangram-channel.com/

An entire site devoted to tangram puzzles and using them in the teaching.

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/tangrams

Tangram shapes.

http://www.mathwire.com/geometry/tangrams.html

Lessons, books, web sites, and shapes. 

Games

TravelTangoes

Monkeybrand Tangram Puzzle

Books

Three Pigs, One Wolf, Seven Magic ShapesbyGrace Maccarone

Grandfather Tang's Storyby Ann Tompert