Foldables

Foldables (also known as manipulatives) are 3D graphic organisers that engage students in visual and kinaesthetic learning. Students fold, cut, write, draw and manipulate information while collecting, recording, evaluating and communicating data. Foldables help students chunk information, improve comprehension and vocabulary, and promote high order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis and understanding.

Foldables support Robert Marzano's (et al), The Art and Science of Teaching, effective strategies for learning, which include identifying similarities and differences, non-linguistic representations, summarising and note taking, setting objectives and providing feedback.

Foldables learning strategies are transferable to other subjects, topic and concepts, and work especially well with literacy and numeracy.

Foldables also present an opportunity to reinforce geometric and mathematical language and concepts while demonstrating folding techniques: rectangles, squares, triangles, half, thirds, quarters etc.