Origami Bird at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge

Origami Bird at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge

Medium:  Watercolors and Origami Paper

Reason for Less:  To teach the blending and use of watercolor and teach the folding of paper "Origami" into shapes

Label: Origami and WaterColor

Prep Time:  10 minutes

Preparation prior to class:  Limits to only gathering supplies

Class TIme:  1 hour

Materials:  

• 6x12 Watercolor Paper 
• watercolors
• sharpie
• Brush and water bowl
• Origami 5x5 Paper

Lessons for Instruction:

After a recent field trip to Spokane's Turnbull Wildlife Refuge, the 4th graders were able to record the scenery of their trip while learning a new artistic craft of Origami Birds.  Origami (Japanese for Paper Folding) is a great way to end our year in art.  For those students who are inspired by this project, they may paper craft their former studies into great little shapes all summer long. :)  I found this truly simple Origami Bird at FreeKidsCrafts, where there are not only simple birds, but frogs, fish and much more.  Before students begin their assignment, they should reflect on the Habitats they studied during their field trip:

• The Aspens
• The Wetlands
• Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

• Biscuit and Swale Prairies

  
  
  
  

  Begin with the simple Origami Bird:

Then the watercolor Habitat: