Composing 2D Shapes

Shape Decomposer (with Help)

Decomposes shapes using imagery that is suggested and supported by the task or environment. The child is "helped" by the suggested decompositions. For example, with a hexagon, decomposition to triangles may be suggested while decomposition to squares is not.

Activities

You may see this:

Other Examples:

Given one shape, a child must decompose it to make a new shape to complete a puzzle.

Help your student become a(n) Shape Decomposer (with Help)

These activities provide some support, such as using simple shapes where the parts into which those shapes might be decomposed are familiar to children. More challenging activities might then be used with adults' suggestions guiding children, at least initially.

Super Shape! [Decomposer with Help]

Small Group

The Shape Transformer