GEOMETRIC PUZZLE AND ITS APPLICATION IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

摘要

The present paper deals with the application of geometric puzzles in primary mathematics education and in the training of future primary education teachers. Geometric puzzles constitute a special type (case) of plane tessellations by means of which one can explain fundamental geometric concepts from the area of isometries in the plane and their characteristics. The aim of the paper is to present concrete examples of the creation of tessellations and didactical approaches in education in the context of training of future teachers with an emphasis on physical and virtual manipulatives.