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Monday, November 7, 2011

Symmetrical Origami

Materials:
- Origami Paper/ I actually bought colored paper from Office Depot and cut 5" x 5" square pieces
- Glue
- 18" x 18" Construction Paper

I taught the students 4 basic folds used in origami:





Using these 4 folds, the students created a composition that represented radial symmetry!








For directions on the folds, click here.

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8 comments:

  1. PhylNovember 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    WOW these are FABULOUS! I'm such a klutz with origami - never seem to be able to get it right - so that makes these look even MORE spectacular to me. Great lesson!

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  2. Mrs. Art TeacherNovember 7, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    I'm with Phyl...I would love to do this but am a mess at origami...can you show us how to do the four basic folds?

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  3. Hannah- Art.Paper.Scissors.Glue!November 8, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Done and done! : - )

    http://art-paper-scissors.blogspot.com/2011/11/origami-folds.html

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    Fantastic documentation and pictures! Thank you for the idea and wonderful examples! I cannot wait to try this with my students.

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  5. Ruth LeeDecember 11, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    I love how architectural these look! Beautiful.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Thank you for the great videos of the folds. My students are loving this project and one boy even did a happy dance in the middle of class because he was so excited when he figured out how to do the more challenging folds.

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    1. Hannah- Art.Paper.Scissors.Glue!February 11, 2015 at 7:55 PM

      haha, that's great to hear! One of the best things about teaching is seeing kids get "get it,"- folding, shading, perspective..!

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  7. The Helpful Art TeacherAugust 30, 2016 at 5:16 PM

    This is really excellent. Exactly what I was looking for and far simpler than it looks! Very impressive!

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