The latest issue of Mathematics Teaching has a review by FintanLynn, a school teacher in in the south-west of England.
Here are some highlights of the review at https://www.atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT254/MT254-16-18.pdf “...[The book] provides practical advice on how to teachmathematics using a freely available cheap resource, paper. ... Theactivities were accessible to my learners thanks to the simplicity ofthe techniques required. Only valley folds and mountain folds arerequired throughout the book and there is a well composed ‘Tips onfolding’ section near the back of the book. As a result, mylearners were engaged and enthused enough to enter into usefuldiscussions about how paper folding could be used in future fractionslessons. These discussions evidenced their growing depth ofunderstanding. After experiencing their first taste of mathematicalorigami my learners certainly wanted more and I will be using thisapproach again. ...In addition to the discrete activities suggested in the book,as one’s own understanding and appreciation of the paper mediumincreases, one’s own ideas seem to spring forth. ...That ability to make the reader think is the real strength ofthis book. ... This is a book for those who wish to challenge theirunderstanding of concrete modelling and those who want their learnersto develop their relational understanding of mathematics.” You can download a sample of the book at https://www.atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT254/MT254-16-11.pdf Thanks, Tung Kenhttp://www.foldworks.net
