Testing Smesting! Let’s Fold!

It’s been a long couple of weeks. Students have spent countless hours in classrooms bubbling standardized tests. Time to decompress with a little  Origami. Rourke Publishing is fast becoming one of my favorite publishers on Big Universe. Their origami series is sure to drive away the testing blues and stimulate creativity! Take a look at these awesome titles:

Wizards, Witches, & Dragons
Spacecrafts
Monster Trucks
Knights & Castles
Horses
Dinosaurs
Cars
Airplanes

Origami Resources on the Internet

• Origami Club Easy to follow origami patterns with diagrams and animations.
• Foldables Wiki Bring Paper folding to your classroom using the ideas in this wiki!
• Check out Dianne de Las Casas‘ Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take . This book is my bible for active storytelling with elementary students. It has elements of origami as well as draw-and-tell, fold-and-tell, and string stories.

Keisa Williams (aka Ms. K) is a K-5 School Librarian at Monarch Academy, a public charter school in Oakland, CA. She is certified in secondary and elementary education (MLIS and MEd) and loves collaborating with teachers and integrating technology into her library lessons. She considers herself a “Technology Diva” and “Gadget Junkie”.