Animal Paper Folding - Teversal Visitors Centre - Family Learning

About this course

About this course

The course will cover taking part in a short workshop to create three paper-folded animal shapes. You will use angles and symmetry to fold 2D animal shapes. You will be able to accurately measure, as well as improve fine-motor and eye-coordinator skills.  

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

Children must be mature enough to take part in making activities and engage with fun explanations. Adults must be accompanied by a child (maximum 2 children per adult) and children must be accompanied by an adult – you will be working together to complete the maths challenge set. ONLY Adults are required to complete an enrolment form.

What are the aims of the course?  

You will be able to create a range of basic animal shapes in papercraft. You will understand folding symmetrical shapes, measuring, and create angles to make these shapes. 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?  

Upon the completion of the course, learners will be able to:  

• Recognise, identify and match at least three different geometric 2D and 3D shape names.   
• Understand and analyse simple ideas of symmetry, measurement, and angles in paper forms.  
• Create and produce three paper animal shapes. 

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course? 

This course is for people who don’t have a level 2 qualification in maths (GCSE C/4 or above) or do not feel confident working at this level. You will self-declare this on the enrolment form.  

Will the learner receive anything for free for attending?  

The items they make.

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, and
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Greater London

Greater Manchester

Liverpool City Region

Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

Tees Valley

West of England

West Midlands

West Yorkshire