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Origami Heart Bookmarks
Following the directions I found here, I made 28 Valentines for my class. They are little heart bookmarks, and I love them. They aren’t hard, they just take some time. But, see how they look when you...
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Origami Stars…Origami Wreaths…Original Ways I’ll Decorate My Classroom
Don’t tell Alexandre Dumas. I used the pages from my paperback edition of The Count of Monte Cristo for some things I wanted to make out of origami. (Read, reuse, recycle, right?) First, I tore out the...
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How to Fold Two Simple Origami Bookmarks
Fold a square piece of paper diagonally twice. Fold three corners into the center, but leave the fourth extended. Fold the bottom left corner up to the upper right corner. Fold the top left corner...
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Hello Japan! August mini-challenge: Origami
Tanabata’s August theme for Hello Japan is origami. Woo hoo! I love origami. I’m passionate about origami. I use it to reward children in my class, both with objects I’ve folded and with lessons on...
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Origami Directions for A Five Pointed Star
I had several requests for how to fold the star in the previous post. I wanted to take photographs of each step, but I think it’s easier for me to just photograph the direction pages and put them up...
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An Origami Kiss for Valentine’s Day
Last year, I gave each of my students a Valentine bookmark. This year I’m giving them a kiss. If you want to give your Valentine such a kiss, here are the directions: Fold a sheet of square paper...
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Folding. Reading. Playing.
I’ve been folding origami doves for a shower present to give to my dear friend’s daughter. They are a symbol of peace and good will, perfect for this time of year and marriage. This particular model...
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The Strange Case of The Origami Yoda
I’m always on the lookout for a new read-aloud for my third graders. Usually, I like to introduce them to classic literature no one else reads them such as Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio. Or, Edith...
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Too Busy Folding Pencils To Read
…and post about books. These origami pencils will adorn my classroom door, with a wonderful quote from James Dyson, the vacuum cleaner inventor. “The computer dictates how you do something, whereas...
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How To Make A Simple Origami Heart
First, fold the (square) paper from corner to corner, twice. Do this so that there is a “+” sign in the middle. Fold the top corner to where the folds intersect. Fold the bottom corner up to the...
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