You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. You can follow instructions in the back of the book (page 143) or make a simple Origami Yoda using the instructionsĬreate your own origami Yoda or character to seek advice from.Ĭheck out our January craft ideas on Pinterest! Make your own Origami Yoda to seek advice from. Why is it important to ask others for advice on what to do? What is the worst thing that can happen if you ask someone to dance?

Have you ever asked someone to dance? Why is asking someone to dance hard? What country invented the art of origami? (Japan)ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Who is your favorite character in Star Wars? Why? Why is Yoda the most important character in Star Wars? (he is the wise teacher) The book is long and you will not finish it in the time period. With contributions from his puzzled classmates, Tommy assembles this first case file in the blockbuster bestselling Origami Yoda series, written by Tom Angleberger, author of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side, and hailed by School Library Journal as “honest, funny, and immensely entertaining.” Dwight’s classmate Tommy wonders how Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless. Origami Yoda predicts the date of a pop quiz, guesses who stole the classroom Shakespeare bust, and saves a classmate from popularity-crushing embarrassment with some well-timed advice. If that weren’t strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient. In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)

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The strange case of origami yoda