Four Paper Folding Activities

Here's a salute to one of the oldest manipulatives still in use in today's digital classrooms.

1. Investigating Area by Folding Paper

Source: Mathematical Thinking: Supports for English Language Learners

2. Algebraic Models 

Source:  ​Teaching Mathematics: A Sourcebook of Aids, Activities, and Strategies​

3. Tangrams

Tangram Folding (PDF)
Source: AIMS Center for Math and Science Education

4. How many times can you fold a piece of paper?

Source: ​http://www.relativelyinteresting.com/how-many-times-can-you-really-fold-a-piece-of-paper-in-half/
​And an interesting blog post on exponential growth by Jason Zimba