Geometric adventure through origami

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 Welcome one more day to the blog where we discover more about the world of geometry! 


In today's blog, we will be working on origami. Origami comes from Japanese art and consists of folding paper to create figures and different shapes without using scissors or glue; in the past, this kind of practice was considered as an artistic hobby.


Origami is a good tool for students to explore new geometric concepts through manipulation and practice. Although origami is often thought of as simply an artistic activity, it is also a powerful educational tool through which students discover new concepts of geometry by developing their own creativity.


Japanese art encourages creativity and concentration, as students engage in an active, hands-on, manipulative learning process in which each step brings them a little closer to geometry. 



Putting this into practice in a primary school classroom offers many exciting opportunities for students to teach the most didactic parts of geometry in a completely innovative and original way. Thanks to origami, pupils can learn how to build three-dimensional structures, learn to create symmetrical patterns...


In the classroom, we could put into practice a well-organised activity to introduce students to the basic concepts of three-dimensional geometry while they discover origami. In this case, students will build prisms and pyramids; to do so, we will have to give each student a sheet of paper with different colours and coloured markers  to decorate the final result.


Once each student has a sheet of paper, we will guide them step by step through the process of folding and cutting to create a cube and a tetrahedron; they will also be able to make several by trying different sizes of paper and different folding techniques.

Finally, students will be able to decorate their prism or pyramid with the coloured pencils to decorate them to their personal taste.


Through this activity, students will develop motor skills and creativity, but it will also make it much easier for them to understand fundamental geometric concepts in a fun and didactic way.

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I hope your students enjoy during this activity and, above all, that they learn to get a little closer to the world of geometry!

See you next time!.

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