Learning to Make an Origami Boat Worksheet

Worksheet Details

• Target Skills: Learning to create a simple origami paper boat, practicing fine motor skills, recognizing shapes (square, triangle, rectangle), and encouraging creativity.
• Activities:
• Trace the Origami Shapes: Students trace a square and triangle, the key shapes used in folding the boat, to practice drawing and prepare for origami.
• Step-by-Step: Fold an Origami Boat: Provides five clear steps to fold a paper boat, with simple tikz drawings to illustrate each fold.
• Find the Shapes: Students identify shapes in their finished boat (e.g., rectangle for the bottom, triangles for the sides) to connect origami to geometry.
• Decorate Your Boat: Students draw their completed boat in a dashed box and add a creative detail (e.g., flag or waves) to personalize it.

How It Helps

• Origami Skills: Step-by-step instructions teach kids how to fold a paper boat, building confidence in following directions and manipulating paper.
• Shape Recognition: Tracing and identifying shapes reinforce geometric understanding in the context of a hands-on activity.
• Fine Motor Skills: Folding and tracing tasks improve hand-eye coordination and precision.
• Creativity: The decoration task encourages students to personalize their boat, fostering imagination.

Notes

• The paper boat is a beginner-friendly origami figure, requiring only a square piece of paper and simple folds, making it ideal for young learners.
• The worksheet assumes students have a square piece of paper (e.g., 6x6 inches) to fold. You can provide this or instruct them to cut a square from standard paper.