Facts about Origami Introduction: November 11th is World Origami Day. Learning: • • Study the history of Origami including a time line. It might be surprising that origami did not originate among the Japanese. Find out how other people celebrate World Origami Day 1. 2. 3. 4. Resources: • • • • • • • • Make an origami crane – a symbol of peace Check out the Origami Resource Center- an amazing compilation of instructions – folding paper, dollar bills and more; history, origami boxes, classroom projects and more Read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr – a book based on a true story of a young girl who got leukemia as a result of the bombing on Hiroshima Large list of instructions for making tons of things Make book marks Printable puppy Paper balloon Cute cat or Flower 5. 6. 7. Origami is paper folding – often associated with Japan. Origami actually began in China around 100 AD. About 500 years later in 600 AD. Origami became popular among the Japanese. Long ago paper was expensive and not as easy to get ahold of so origami was done primarily by the wealthy. Despite the change in the availability and cost of paper, the Japanese are still thrifty and will use even small pieces of paper. Origami spread to England and the U.S. in 1900. There was a peace movement with origami Sources: Facts Divide. 1. 7 ÷ = 2. 2 ÷ = 3. 6 ÷ = 4. 4 ÷ = 5. 6 ÷ = 6. 1 ÷ = 7. 5 ÷ = 8. 6 ÷ = 9. 4 ÷ = 10. 1 ÷ = Convert the values. 11. 1 = 12. 6 = 13. 82 = 14. 9 = 15. 59 = 16. 92 = 17. 53 = 18. 7 = 19. 16 = 20. 50 = Complete the counting tables. 21. Count by 6 from 7 to 61 22. Count by 7 from 6 to 69 23. Count by 6 from 5 to 59 Find the secret trail. 24. 5 8 2 10 6 1 6 7 6 7 8 3 1 4 10 9 11 World Origami Day 25. 26. 1 4 5 6 3 3 6 7 10 5 10 29 37 www.DenSchool.com Name: Date: Origami Word Jumbles Why did the woman wear a helmet at the dinner table? She was on a crash diet. The letters of the words below are all mixed up. Figure out what the word is and write it on the blank line provided. 1. GNIDLOF 9. SLAMINA 2. REPAP 10. ESABRETAW 3. ESENAPAJ 11. IMAGIRO 4. HSAUQS 12. SDLOFESAB 5. SREWOLF 13. ECAEP 6. CITSITRA 14. RAETIBBAR 7. ESAERC 15. ENARC 8. SEPAHS FLOWERS ORIGAMI CREASE SQUASH ANIMALS Origami CRANE SHAPES FOLDING BASE FOLDS ARTISTIC PAPER RABBIT EAR JAPANESE WATERBASE PEACE www.DenSchool.com Name: Date: Origami Word Search At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - frontwards or backwards. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it. Y J C X W O S X X W A T S E N E T P C X Z T Q R K F M R D F F P B W E B O E I Y M A A E R B L A A R Y S X T W N C K T R F F A C R B A N S H A P E T Y M K Q B U A E B D S W S P J V I F T A U B H M R S Q M L R A A R K R A E I O S D V G P E E E I Y U U J F W E D O G K O H A R H X Q Z H L L K L S A R K J A K B W P A P E R C M S R A S F B N M L K B D N G A D E I G T F G T T P I B G T I P Q V I A G A U S T S C A N A V N Q W V J W L S D X V P E A C E D E S C C Y O N G H B X Z A O W E R S D H H M E F B Z M F SQUASH ORIGAMI PEACE CRANE RABBIT EAR Origami C ARTISTIC CREASE SHAPES BASE FOLDS WATERBASE F L V A X M E S W Q L D S I C W Q B I V R T S H H N T K F J S U H P H B I E L I S A E T A S H U R E P A W E D I N K U C R A N E N B JAPANESE ANIMALS FOLDING FLOWERS PAPER www.DenSchool.com Origami Alphabet Soup Each line of the puzzle has one word hidden in a list of random letters. The blank space is a missing letter that belongs to that word. Decide what word is hidden in the letters and write in the space the missing letter. A word bank has been provided. Each word in the word bank appears somewhere in the puzzle. 1. H N M I O I S H A E S T N V Z Q W X 2. Q B Q I H A Q F F O W E R S A S E V 3. F J I W B A S E F L D S Z V W R W P 4. H R Q F W A T E R A S E Y S J D S S 5. R D H E Y N C R N E S Z X K N X D 6. I A X F J R A B B T E A R E W D E F 7. G E F 8. B Z P J A P A N E E G W S P Z 9. K U X P C R E A S Y L X L I I H P E A C N L B X D C V L S I B P I Q P D T 10. F S Q E T K D I A I M A L S P J H U 11. P A X A R T S T C J M K H X E R L 12. C T V J B N S Q U S H T V O J S W H 13. I P E R J A S J F H 14. I W O M P F P O F I E A B Y J K A P 15. E Q E N O R FLOWERS ARTISTIC BASE FOLDS CRANE World Origami Day JAPANESE WATERBASE PEACE PAPER I G A L D I ANIMALS ORIGAMI CREASE RABBIT EAR I N G F S U M L X A C H E D G FOLDING SQUASH SHAPES www.DenSchool.com Divide. 1. 7 ÷ = 21 2. 2 ÷ = 4 3. 6 ÷ = 36 4. 4 ÷ = 8 5. 6 ÷ = 8 6. 1 ÷ = 4 7. 5 ÷ = 8 8. 6 ÷ = 6 9. 4 ÷ = 6 10. 1 ÷ = 1 Convert the values. 11. 1 = I 12. 6 = VI 13. 82 = LXXXII 14. 9 = IX 15. 59 = LIX 16. 92 = XCII 17. 53 = LIII 18. 7 = VII 19. 16 = XVI 20. 50 = L Complete the counting tables. 21. Count by 6 from 7 to 61 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 34 41 48 55 62 69 29 35 41 47 53 59 22. Count by 7 from 6 to 69 6 13 20 27 23. Count by 6 from 5 to 59 5 11 17 23 Find the secret trail. 24. 5 8 2 10 6 1 6 7 6 7 8 3 1 4 10 9 11 World Origami Day 25. 26. 1 4 5 6 3 3 6 7 10 5 10 29 37 www.DenSchool.com Name: Date: Origami Word Jumbles Why did the woman wear a helmet at the dinner table? She was on a crash diet. The letters of the words below are all mixed up. Figure out what the word is and write it on the blank line provided. 1. GNIDLOF FOLDING 9. SLAMINA ANIMALS 2. REPAP PAPER 10. ESABRETAW WATERBASE 3. ESENAPAJ JAPANESE 11. IMAGIRO ORIGAMI 4. HSAUQS SQUASH 12. SDLOFESAB BASE FOLDS 5. SREWOLF FLOWERS 13. ECAEP PEACE 6. CITSITRA ARTISTIC 14. RAETIBBAR RABBIT EAR 7. ESAERC CREASE 15. ENARC CRANE 8. SEPAHS SHAPES FLOWERS ORIGAMI CREASE SQUASH ANIMALS Origami CRANE SHAPES FOLDING BASE FOLDS ARTISTIC PAPER RABBIT EAR JAPANESE WATERBASE PEACE www.DenSchool.com Name: Date: Origami Word Search At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - frontwards or backwards. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it. Y J C X W O S X X W A T S E N E T P C X Z T Q R K F M R D F F P B W E B O E I Y M A A E R B L A A R Y S X T W N C K T R F F A C R B A N S H A P E T Y M K Q B U A E B D S W S P J V I F T A U B H M R S Q M L R A A R K R A E I O S D V G P E E E I Y U U J F W E D O G K O H A R H X Q Z H L L K L S A R K J A K B W P A P E R C M S R A S F B N M L K B D N G A D E I G T F G T T P I B G T I P Q V I A G A U S T S C A N A V N Q W V J W L S D X V P E A C E D E S C C Y O N G H B X Z A O W E R S D H H M E F B Z M F SQUASH ORIGAMI PEACE CRANE RABBIT EAR Origami C ARTISTIC CREASE SHAPES BASE FOLDS WATERBASE F L V A X M E S W Q L D S I C W Q B I V R T S H H N T K F J S U H P H B I E L I S A E T A S H U R E P A W E D I N K U C R A N E N B JAPANESE ANIMALS FOLDING FLOWERS PAPER www.DenSchool.com Origami Alphabet Soup Each line of the puzzle has one word hidden in a list of random letters. The blank space is a missing letter that belongs to that word. Decide what word is hidden in the letters and write in the space the missing letter. A word bank has been provided. Each word in the word bank appears somewhere in the puzzle. 1. H N M I O I S H A P E S T N V Z Q W X 2. Q B Q I 3. F J 4. H R Q F W A T E R B A S E Y S J D S S 5. R D H E 6. I 7. G E F 8. B Z P J A P A N E S E G W S P Z 9. K U X P C R E A S E Y L X L H A Q F F L O W E R S A S E V I W B A S E F O L D S Z V W R W P I Y N C R A N E S Z X K N X D A X F J R A B B I I T E A R E W D E F H P E A C E N L B X D C V L S 10. F S Q E T K D I 11. P A X A R T S T I A N I I B P I Q P D T I M A L S P J H U C J M K H X E R L 12. C T V J B N S Q U A S H T V O J S W H 13. I E A B Y J K A P A P E R J A S J F H 14. I W O M P F P O F O L D 15. E Q E N O R FLOWERS ARTISTIC BASE FOLDS CRANE World Origami Day JAPANESE WATERBASE PEACE PAPER I G A M I ANIMALS ORIGAMI CREASE RABBIT EAR I N G F S U M L X A C H E D G FOLDING SQUASH SHAPES www.DenSchool.com