Art
Year 5 Art
Origami
The art of paper folding is a form of Japanese art and is known as ‘Origami’. In Japanese ‘Ori’ stands for ‘folding’ and ‘gami’ stands for ‘paper’.
Click here to find out more about origami:
Examples of origami




Your task
You will need:
- Paper
- A ruler
- Scissors
- Pencil
- See instructions of how to make a 1)cat, (2) rabbit, (3) boat, (4) frog hopper or (5) crane.
1 is the easiest and 5 is the hardest to make.
- There’s either a video or a weblink to a set of picture instructions for you to follow for each one.
- Enjoy folding paper in lots of creative ways! We can’t wait to see what you’ve made. Why not take a photo of your work and upload it on eprasie.
5. The Crane