Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Exploring Paper
Learn how new materials, new methods and new ideas are transforming traditional origami. Watch videos of a master origami folder create his unique pieces. Learn how to make your own paper and how to fold your own paper airplanes.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Paper Airplanes
At this site students will use origami to fold a paper airplane that fly better than the classic dart airplane.
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Education Development Center
Think Math: Getting an Angle on Geometry [Pdf]
In this lesson on geometry and polygons, you use origami to use various polygons to make a heart. Included in this PDF lesson is vocabulary worksheet with answers provided.
Other
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.
Other
Yahoo Kids Japan: Paper Craft
Japanese content! Contains downloadable PDF files with instructions for various paper craft (origami) projects.
wikiHow
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.
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.
Other
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Origami Math
Have you ever tried origami? This Japanese form of paper folding is the basis of this math lesson plan. Students will have an opportunity to integrate their creative side with their math skills.
Scholastic
Scholastic: "I Feel" Origami Boxes
Give your students writing prompts to help them with their writer's block by using these PDF templates of boxes with open-ended prompts written on them. Although targeting elementary students, the concept could be used for middle school...
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kids Web Japan: Let's Try Origami
Animated step-by-step instructions show how to make a paper airplane. Colorful graphics make it easy for even very young learners to follow along with this fun paper-folding activity.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Thousand Paper Cranes
This historical fiction lesson plan is for students reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, in which they can discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact as well as other themes.
Other
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Origami Geometry
Origami (ori-folding, kami-paper) is the traditional Japanese art of folding paper. Young scholars will discover relationships between shapes as they are actively engaged in this hands on geometry lesson to learn basic geometric shapes,...
California State University
Origami
Learners of all ages love learning origami. This lesson gives good outlines on how to set up a classroom for this challenging, yet fun art form. There is a great suggestion to incorporate the picture book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper...
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Make a Starburst Wrapper Chain
This how-to guide describes the process of making chains from candy wrappers.
Other
Paper Mosaics
A unique combination of origami paper folding and mathematical tessellations create these stunning works of art. Definitely not for the beginning paper folder to try! Site includes printable patterns.
Other
Joseph Wu Origami: What Is Origami?
A brief history of the art of Origami by Joseph Wu. Basic techniques, types of paper, and terminology are discussed.
Other
Ask Asia: Origami Lesson Making a Paper Rabbit
Follow these simple directions and pictures to make your own origami rabbit. Includes a little bit about the history of origami.
Fundación Cientec
Cientec: Un Cuadrado Y Sus Transformaciones
This activity shows how to create an Origami by folding paper. Students will be able to create exciting and beautiful two-and-three-dimensional figures.
Fundación Cientec
Cientec: Herramienta Triangular Para Medir Ingulos:transportador
How to measure angles by using a piece of a square paper. Step by step instructions are provided.
Other
Imagin on Fun and Games: Create a Crane [Pdf]
Follow these simple directions for making a three-dimensional crane out of paper.