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Tetra Squares - Skill Building Game
Students manipulate and rotate blocks to fill rows within a grid, clearing completed rows to make space for more blocks. The game encourages students to place shapes efficiently and adapt to increasing speed and complexity.
- Grade Levels: grades 3+
- Skills Developed: spatial reasoning, strategic planning, and problem solving skills
- Standards Addressed:
Common Core Mathematical Practices - model with mathematics by arranging and rotating shapes to create complete rows, look for and make use of structure by identifying patterns in block arrangements and planning placements accordingly
- Classroom Use:
Math Lesson Starter - incorporate the game into lessons on area, spatial arrangements, and transformations
STEM Integration - use the game to explore geometric and spatial concepts, discussing how shapes fit together to maximize space and complete patterns