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A Page for Teachers
Origami Oasis
What is origami?
Origami
is the art of paper-folding.
Its name
comes
from the Japanese words
ori
(“folding”) and
kami
(“paper”).
Traditional origami consists of folding a
single sheet of square paper
(often with a colored side) into a sculpture without cutting, gluing, taping, or even marking it.
Introductory Activities
Origami is done with basic materials:
A square piece of paper.
Here is how to make a square out of a rectangle.
Usually the paper is thin and crisp. It can be colorful, patterned, plain or even recycled. Here is some
traditional Japanese origami paper
and some
non-traditional paper used for origami.
Origami is precise.
Directions shown in the videos need to be followed EXACTLY. If you are unclear, stop the video and watch again.
Folds need to be sharp. You can use your fingers, a paper clip or a
bone folder.
Practice the model several times. You will understand it better each time. Try to memorize the directions so you can do it without the video.
Heart Model
Try this easy heart model to practice following directions in the video and to make perfectly crisp folds.
Fortune Telling Game
Here is another easy model to practice.
Now you are ready to develop your origami skill:
Get a stack of square-shaped origami paper. You can buy it or cut it yourself. If you cut it yourself, it MUST be perfectly square.
Visit the
Beginner Origami
,
Advancing Origami
or
Master Origami
pages for increasingly difficult models. Post your creations in the
Student Origami Gallery
.
Visit the
Origami Extensions
page to view the work of some amazing authors and origami artists.
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