SEB: Which is a key aim of any lesson with this age group. And although these kids had no problems with folding the paper, with younger children you could do origami to help practise fine motor skills.
LIA: Absolutely. Shall we talk about the individual children we saw on the video? I wrote all their names down and took some notes.
SEB: Yes, I did too.
LIA: OK, good. Let’s start with Sid.
SEB: He was interesting because before they started doing the origami, he was being quite disruptive.
LIA: Yes. He really benefited from having to use his hands – it helped him to settle down and start concentrating.
SEB: Yes, I noticed that too. What about Jack? I noticed he seemed to want to work things out for himself.
LIA: Mmm. You could see him trying out different things rather than asking the teacher for help. What did you make of Naomi?
SEB: She seemed to be losing interest at one point but then she decided she wanted her mouse to be the best and that motivated her to try harder.
LIA: She didn’t seem satisfied with hers in the end, though.
SEB: No.
LIA: Anya was such a star. She listened so carefully and then produced the perfect bird with very little effort.
SEB: Mmm – I think the teacher could have increased the level of difficulty for her.
LIA: Maybe. I think it was the first time Zara had come across origami.
SEB: She looked as if she didn’t really get what was going on.
LIA: She seemed unsure about what she was supposed to do. but in the end hers didn’t turn out too badly.
SEB: Yeah. I’m sure it was a positive learning experience for her.
LIA: Mmm.
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