K & 1st: Origami Puppy Dogs
Kinders and 1st graders learned a bit about the history of Origami-the Japanese art form of folding a single piece of paper to create a work of art. Glue is traditionally not allowed. However, when we created these dogs, we cheated a little bit and used glue to attach the head to the body. Origami became popular in the 1950's in America and had grown into a great national past time. Origami is cheap, fun and convenient. It's also a great way to focus and relax. It also encourages creativity. Just look at the many ways our fantastic Davis students made their dogs their own. There are many instructions on how to create this dog
I found instructions on Pinterest (above). Also, the blog below gives some great examples:
Students used permanent markers, crayola markers, and oil pastels to decorate. Some classes created larger dogs from brown construction paper squares and smaller dogs with traditional smaller colored squares. We called the smaller pups "Puppy Dog Jr." Students got a kick out of that! Many also gave their dog a name and wrote that on the collar.
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