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Origami In A Box
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the assembly of origami folding paper projects. They practice creating different shapes or creatures with the folding of paper. Students are led through a guided practice before...
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Art of Japan - Textiles - Kimonos
Learners examine and discuss the role of the Kimono in Japanese culture. They create Kimono Paper Weavings, Kimono Scratch Art, and Kimono Clay Sculptures.
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"For The Birds" [part II]
Students examine how Chinese and Japanese artists used different kinds of birds
as representations of ideas that were important in both cultures and create their own birds using the technique of origami.
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Animals in Japan
Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Arctic Hare Origami Figure
Follow these 13 easy steps to create your own origami figure of an Arctic Fox. A finished example is shown. The instructions may be downloaded in PDF format.
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Make an Origami Jumping Frog
Follow along by reading the steps and looking at the pictures. Soon you will have a frog to jump across your desk.
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Yamaha: Papercrafts
Downloadable PDF papercraft (origami) patterns for motorcycles, animals, and seasonal Japanese materials. Patterns include sophisticated designs that will definitely require skill to complete.
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Grafica Obscura: A Paper Folding Project
Step-by-step pictorial and written instructions for creating a unique paper sculpture. Suitable for intermediate and advanced paper folders.
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Wiki How: How to Fold a Paper Rose
Follow the written instructions and the pictures to create a beautiful origami rose.
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Wiki How: How to Make a 3 D Paper Snowflake
Step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make a stunning 3D paper star-shaped snowflake.
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Exto: Ingrid Siliakus Paper Architect/artist
You have to see her work to believe it! Ingrid Siliakus creates 3D monumental buildings and structures from one single sheet of paper. Her work is like one gigantic pop-up picture.
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How to Fold a Paper Rose
Follow the written instructions and the pictures to create a beautiful origami rose.
Curated OER
Grafica Obscura: A Paper Folding Project
Step-by-step pictorial and written instructions for creating a unique paper sculpture. Suitable for intermediate and advanced paper folders.
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Finished Snowflake
Step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make a stunning 3D paper star-shaped snowflake.