There's Math in My Origami!

Ages 7 to 10, Grades 2 to 5

35 adorable origami projects reinforce early-grade math concepts with fun, simple quiz questions

These 35 inventive origami designs plus brain-teasing math questions will give kids a head start: art + math = fun!

Four frogs on a lily pad, two dogs on a boat, a beautiful 3D rainbow sphere . . . you’ll find these unusual projects and more in There’s Math in My Origami! Kids ages 7 and up will have a blast encountering angles, symmetry, fractions, and more concepts, as they fold their own works of art. Plus, each origami project comes with a simple math question to puzzle through. Even math-averse kids won’t be able to resist making two adorable penguins or a jumping frog—and learning along the way!

About the Author

Fumiaki Shingu was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1953. He moved to Tokyo after graduation from design school, and he founded a graphic design company in 1984. His origami kits have been sold in Toys "R" Us and other major outlets in Japan. He is also the author of The Ultimate Book of Origami Animals.