Studying origami

During our study of Japan, we have been reading about and practicing the art of origami.  Here are some books we have read:

The Origami Master

Yoko's Paper Cranes

Fold Me a Poem

Spread Your Wings and Fly: An Origami Fold-and-Tell Story

For practicing origami, I have found this website to be the mose useful.  It has the easiest origami I could find.  I also bought these easy origami that have folding lines and eyes printed on them.  You can buy them and various origami paper at your local A. C. Moore and Michaels.

The book  is a wonderful book for teaching origami.
The ABC's of Origami: Paper Folding for Children

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