Teaching origami to the developmentally disabled
Posted: March 29th, 2006, 1:40 am
Last week I kind of volenteered to teach origami to handicapped adults. Went today and had a good time doing so, but now I need to work on future sessions. I mostly worked with one person there, he has the dexterity and mental abbility to get good, but it's going to be a tough road.
The diagrams I used today (from an origami paper set) were AWFUL. It took me 10 minutes to figure out the box with only 6 pictures. The instructions presented clearly did not show you how to fold a box. I don't think diagrams are going to be too useful, but I could use some help finding the clearest, step by step with no assumption made sets to help guide my students. I am especially interested in 2 types of models, some VERY simple things for a few of the people who want to do origami but, more likely won't be able to fold a piece of paper in half, and a stack of things to do with the crane base for the better students.
I never thought I'd end up doing something like this (i offered my services out of bordem and whim, not planned at all, probably all the sleep deprivation had alot to do with it) and I have to say I really enjoyed my time today.
The diagrams I used today (from an origami paper set) were AWFUL. It took me 10 minutes to figure out the box with only 6 pictures. The instructions presented clearly did not show you how to fold a box. I don't think diagrams are going to be too useful, but I could use some help finding the clearest, step by step with no assumption made sets to help guide my students. I am especially interested in 2 types of models, some VERY simple things for a few of the people who want to do origami but, more likely won't be able to fold a piece of paper in half, and a stack of things to do with the crane base for the better students.
I never thought I'd end up doing something like this (i offered my services out of bordem and whim, not planned at all, probably all the sleep deprivation had alot to do with it) and I have to say I really enjoyed my time today.