Origami as a Method for Bilateral Training

Origami, and folding paper allows development of psychomotor and cognitive abilities in children and adults based on various activities of the right and left hemispheres. there are many methods developed in the west taking advantage of such simple activity and use it as part of their pedagogic scheme.

Left hemisphere'sfunctions are made active: Right-hand control Spoken language Written language Number skills Reasoning Scientific skills

Right hemisphere'sfunctions are made active: Left-hand control Insight 3-D forms Imagination Art awareness Music awareness

Thus, the research carried out has shown, that the method can be used as a means of

*activation of the right and left hemispheres;
*development of fine 'motor skills' of the hands;
*development of intelligence;
*activation of creative thinking;
*development of spatial imagination and visual accuracy.


The specially organized employment of origami will help the child to develop more fully, using mental resources, opportunity for the development of the right and left hemispheres.


Also, the origami method can be applied in correctional and therapeutical purposes, as a means to increase psycho - emotional conditions, decrease uneasiness and optimization of the functional condition.

So, the origami method of bilateral development combines in itself: a psychophysiological basis of activation of hemispheres while using an activity with the sensation of a game. It results in satisfaction from work, paints positive emotional experience, utilizes multimodal activation of mental abilities, and novelty.