Is it really that hard to fold a sheet of paper?
Folding a sheet of paper, you execute dozens of coordinated movements: hold the paper, begin to fold it at a certain point, press the crease edge.
The sooner the child masters these skills, the more fun they will have with cut and paste, building paper models, and origami, and the greater their neatness when working with any materials.
How does this help to develop spatial thinking?
The parts of the picture are placed on the different sides of the sheet, and initially it won’t be that easy for a child to even imagine what a simple fold may bring. Gradually, the tasks become more complex, and in the more advanced workbooks, even the adults can’t always figure out a way to fold the piece of paper so that a picture appears.
Is it difficult?
To create a picture, three folds have to be made in the workbook. The folds have to follow the dotted line exactly, and the children have to solve a logical problem on the correct sequence of folds.