Tessellation artist Makoto Nakamura has made several versions of these perpetual puzzles that are great for an independent student activity. They would be perfect for early finishers in a classroom, for a warm up to a small group or individual tutoring ...

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One of my favorite activities for spatially gifted students who need a challenge is the Soma Cube. The Soma Cube is a puzzle consisting of seven pieces made from unit cubes. As wikipedia explains, these represent all possible combinations of ...

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Izzi is a visual spatial puzzle from Think Fun that I ran across at a thrift store! Those finds are sometimes the best ones. It turned out to be a challenging favorite of some of my GT students. Because of ...

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Benefits of Tangrams Rarely have I met a student who has used tangrams before, but, along with pentominoes, they are fabulous for developing spatial reasoning skills and giving a practical hands on introduction or application to geometric transformations (reflections, rotations, ...

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Looking for a great independent activity for gifted and talented students, early finishers, or kids who need to practice spatial reasoning activities? Q-Bitz visual spatial puzzles are a great choice with varying levels of difficulty to meet the needs of ...

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If I could only buy one toy this would be it! These are incredibly versatile building materials where 2D geometric shapes easily connect to make 3D shapes because of the high quality neodymium  magnets they contain within colorful plastic.  They ...

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