Origami. Another way of mixing art with geometry
Hello my creative bloggers! This is my last entry and today I wanted to share with you something really special to me because it reminds me to my childhood. We’re going to look at an artistic activity that can be used in the classroom or at home to learn more about geometry through a hands-on activity. This activity is called origami, and I’m sure many of you are already familiar with it. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper to create shapes without using scissors or glue. The benefits of origami in maths education allow pupils to develop their level of abstraction, geometric thinking and aesthetic sense, as by using theorems and axioms specific to geometry, it enables the creation of simple shapes, the construction of lines and the design of three-dimensional models (Mejía & Prada, 2008). Furthermore, this art form offers numerous other benefits, such as stress reduction, improved concentration and the development of fine motor skills in schoolchildren. According to a...
