Origami

A litter of origami dogs

On Friday the 1st of March some of the students decided to have a go at making an origami dog with a nodding head.We used special furry-looking paper squares. The skill required was quite basic and students had to follow an instructional text. Come in and see our Origami board. This will be a focus throughout the year for wet weather and as an add-on to our visual arts program. The paper-folding techniques will get progressively more challenging as the year goes on. The origami sessions fit nicely with the school's focus on  the Japanese language and culture. Japanes is out LOTE.   Photos of students will be posted up regularly on our origami board on the display board in the art area in the classroom. Origami will be offered during the art afternoons as an additional activity to the main focus. Students can opt into the paper folding fun if they wish. At the moment, in our art time,  students are working on Mondrian inspired drawings.

The next origami lesson will focus on the Samurai Hat and the Croaking Frog.

Samurai Hat

Croaking Frog

The following animation of how to make the croaking frog is excellent:

http://www.en.origami-club.com/fun/croakingfrog/anime-croaking/index.html