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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Libby Morrison teaches mathematics to exceptional children in grades three through five at Monticello Elementary School. She has taught for 20 years and holds a master’s degree in learning disabilities with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She also specializes in technology for the EC Department in the Iredell-Statesville School System.

Resources created by Libby Morrison

Origami geometry
Students apply their knowledge of geometric terms to follow directions while folding an origami sculpture. Students then solve math problems which relate to the project with follow-up discussions about the project relating to geometric terms such as symmetry, faces, edges, square, triangle, plane, etc.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, Michelle Kaczynski, and Susan Pope.