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Resumen: This article presents a reflection on a teaching experience involving the use of the Brügner tangram, an interesting but little-known manipulative material. It details an activity conducted as part of an undergraduate mathematics education course for prospective primary school teachers. The main objective of this paper is to present the implementation of a sequence of activities designed to convey to future teachers the importance of systematically solving problems that involve searching for or constructing different cases. Specifically, participants are provided with the three pieces of the Brügner’s tangram and assigned the task of identifying all possible convex polygons that can be constructed. Moreover, they are required to elucidate the methodological approach underpinning their exploratory process, with an emphasis on establishing relationships between the polygons. Graphs are introduced as one of the possible approaches for modelling the problem, offering a graphical representation that aids in the systematic search for solutions. This paper describes different activities involving the Brügner’s tangram which has demonstrated its adaptability as an instructional resource. The teaching sequence adheres to the five-phase structure proposed within the framework of the van Hiele model, which is also part of the course. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2024.2379383 Año: 2024 Publicado en: PRIMUS 34, 8 (2024), 855-872 ISSN: 1051-1970 Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S60-23R Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2019-104964GB-I00 Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint) Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica Matemática (Dpto. Matemáticas)