There's Math in My Origami!: 35 Fun Projects for Hands-On Math Learning

by Fumiaki Shingu

Overview

35 creative origami designs plus brain-teasing math questions add up to the perfect math activity for kids

Discover how fractions, shapes, and symmetry turn a flat sheet of paper into a 3D work of art! Each one of the 35 amazing projects in There’s Math in My Origami!invites kids to:

• Follow the simple, step-by-step instructions
• Flex their math skills by answering a fun quiz question
• Fold adorable origami like they’ve never seen before!

Includes educational projects for kids ages 7 and up—plus 2 pages of eye stickers, and 80 sheets of origami paper!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615197798
Publisher:	The Experiment, LLC
Publication date:	06/29/2021
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	410,394
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Fumiaki Shingu was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1953. He moved to Tokyo after graduating from design school, and he founded a graphic design company in 1984. His origami kits have been sold in Toys“R”Us and other major outlets in Japan. He is also the author of The Ultimate Book of Origami Animals.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book 2

Understanding the Instructions 3

The Basic Folds to Know 4

Meet the Shapes and Numbers 6

In the Air

Airplane 12

Jet Plane 14

Flying Squid 16

Boxy Balloon 18

Winged Balloon 21

Propeller 24

Catapult 26

Make It Move

Flapping Bird 30

Fluttering Bird 33

Roaring Dinosaur 36

Hungry Raven 38

Croaking Toad 40

Beating Heart 42

Jumping Frog 44

Hopping Crow 46

Creeping Mouse 48

Fighting Sumo Wrestler 50

Animal Friends

Grasshoppers 54

Bear and Cub 56

Penguin and Chick 58

Ladybugs 60

Tortoise and Hare 62

Cat and Dog 65

Four Frogs 68

Six Turtles 71

Dogs on Boats 74

Cat on a Mat 76

Play and Decorate

Spinning Top 80

Ninja Star 82

Star 84

Kitty Candy Box 86

Little Candy Dish 88

Spiral Envelope 90

Fancy Letters 92

Flower Ornament 94

Math Magic Tricks 96

Bonus Brain Teasers 98

Bonus Answers 101

Find the Math! Answers 102

About the Author 108