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Origami School Projects

Are you a student and want to incorporate origami and paper arts into your school projects? Perhaps you are a parent and want to introduce your child to the joy of paper arts. Either way, this is the place for you. We have some volunteered in elementary schools for discovered what works and what doesn't. Below is a list of origami and paper projects which we teach to 3rd graders through 12th graders.

Grade 3rd to 5th 
-: Simple Origami Projects :-

  • Don't just buy a new electric boat just think, create and swim. So lets go to make a boat with a paper sheet through the Origami art. Put it in small water tank and enjoy with friends.
  • Bring a bit of the zoo into your home with this cute origami elephant. Watch how easy it is to make an origami elephant.
  • Brighten up someone's day with a colorful origami flower. Check out these tips on how to make one at home.

Grade 6th to 8th & 9th to 10th 
-: Intermediate Origami Projects :-

How to Make an Origami Crane
  • Using crisp, neat folds, children can turn ordinary paper into origami art. See how to fold an origami paper crane.
How To Make An Origami Cat
  • Keep little fingers busy with this fun origami project. Learn how to make an origami cat out of two sheets of paper.
How to Make an Origami Owl
  • Get your kid's creative juices flowing by showing him how to turn a piece of paper into a cool shape. Find out how to make an origami owl.
How to Make an Orimgami Bat
  • Want to try out an easy Halloween craft that will enhance your child's dexterity? Show them how to fold an origami bat, and they'll have a Halloween decoration made completely from folding and cutting a sheet of paper.


Grade 11th to 12th 
-: Complex Origami Projects :-

How to Make an Origami Dinosaur
  • Is your little one fascinated by dinosaurs? Learn how the two of you can make this prehistoric giant out of origami paper.
How to Make an Origami Goldfish
  • Origami is a great craft project to do with your children. Watch how to make an adorable origami goldfish with a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

If you have followed these origami and paper arts project, you must have noticed that your children and students are becoming more and more proficient in their work. Not surprising: origami has been known to have many educational and health benefits.
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Fine Arts : Achievement Standards

NA-VA.K-4.1 
UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING MEDIA, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES
  • Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes
  • Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses
  • Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
  • Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
NA-VA.K-4.2 
USING KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
  • Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas
  • Students describe how different expressive features and organizational principles cause different responses
  • Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas
NA-VA.K-4.3 
CHOOSING AND EVALUATING A RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER, SYMBOLS, AND IDEAS
  • Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art
  • Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning
NA-VA.K-4.4 
UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURES
  • Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures
  • Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places
  • Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art
NA-VA.K-4.5 
REFLECTING UPON AND ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS OF THEIR WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS
  • Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art
  • Students describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks
  • Students understand there are different responses to specific artworks
NA-VA.K-4.6 
MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
  • Students understand and use similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines
  • Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
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Origami Student Project Guideline

Grade
  • 3 to 5        [ Primary School ]
  • 6 to 8        [ Middle School ]
  • 9 to 12      [ High School ]
Brief Description
  • Students complete hands-on activities that teach about origami, an asian paper-folding art form.
Objectives : (Students will complete)
  • Define the word origami,
  • Learn about the history of origami,
  • Follow directions to complete origami projects.
Keywords
  • Asia, Art, Asian, American, Origami, Paper Folding Art, Japanese, Paper Craft, 
Materials Needed
  • Teacher-selected library sources about origami or printouts from the sites listed in the lesson
  • One sheet of square paper per student
  • Computers with Internet access (optional)
Lesson Plan
  • Discuss the meaning of the word origami. Explain information about origami from teacher-selected sources or from these suggested sites. History of Origami  (The Art of Japan: Origami: History).
  • Have students view examples of origami at Diagrams or Designs (Simple Origami, Intermediate Origami, Complex Origami) or make printouts from this site.
  • Simple Origami for the 3rd to 5th Educators, Intermediate Origami for the 6th to 8th Educators and in the last Complex Origami are for the 9th to 12th Educators.
  • Distribute the paper. Tell students that they are going to make a paper crane, a classic origami design. Help students follow the step-by-step directions at any of these suggested sites, or make printouts for the class.
Extension: 
  • Have students make other origami projects using the directions from the sites mentioned above Origami : The Paper Folding Art. 
Assessment
  • Evaluate students' completed projects.
Lesson Plan Source
  • Origami : The Paper Folding Arts
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  • Origami
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