For my free inquiry project, I have decided to learn how to make origami! Over the years working with children, I have had many requests to make origami and paper planes and the like, and I have always been practically useless in helping the children with their creations. I remember being taught how to make a frog at one point, as well as a few other creatures, but none of it has stuck with me.

Recently, in ED-D 407, the class was asked to make “cootie catchers”, otherwise known as fortune tellers made out of paper, and create an example that could be used with children for educational or community building purposes. I enjoyed following along with the template
and thinking about all the ways I could use the cootie catcher.

When we were asked to come up with a free inquiry topic for this course, a few ideas came to mind, but in the end, I thought it would be really satisfying to make something with my hands and increase my origami repertoire. Along the way, I am hoping to look into the various creative ways origami has been used with children in classrooms and in other ways.

My goal is to make 1-2 origami creations per week, increasing in difficulty over time. By the end of the semester, I would like to be confident in making a wide variety of origami creations, and be able to show off and help others make their own!