[Origami] Origami Digest, Vol 150, Issue 5 - Age when kids fold more neatly and correctly follow verbal and visual instructions
QUOTE: Many of you must have experience teaching origami to kids, right? I wanted to ask you, based on your experience, around what age can they fold neatly and also correctly follow verbal and visual instructions from the teacher? (Gerardo)... for example, Sanny Ang here in Perth uses stories to teach, and I've seen him successfully teach simple models to a cinema full of quite young children (Clare) ---END QUOTE--- Love the sound of 'Story Telling' Clare. Anybody have examples of that? I did teach kids, and was careful in the choice/order of models and folds. Tried to decsribe folds 'like a book', 'big triangle', etc. When it was a big class, the keys I used were 'when youve done the fold, hold it up with two hands and show me'. Then I get them to help the person next to them. Ultimately age wasn't the factor of how well they did. Sure experience counted, but it was more their willingness to try, persist, and be patient/take time to be neat. Cary
Re: [Origami] Origami Digest, Vol 150, Issue 5 - Age when kids fold more neatly and correctly follow verbal and visual instructions
Age when kids fold more neatly and correctly follow verbal and visual instructions? Hi everyone. Many of you must have experience teaching origami to kids, right? I wanted to ask you, based on your experience, around what age can they fold neatly and also correctly follow verbal and visual instructions from the teacher? Hi Gerardo While older kids generally fold better, I have taught 3 year olds who can fold incredibly well and neatly, and 50 year olds who can't even fold paper in half properly. Often the way you teach is a factor - for example, Sanny Ang here in Perth uses stories to teach, and I've seen him successfully teach simple models to a cinema full of quite young children. Cheers, Clare, Perth Origami Group (Western Australia)
