FANTASTIC FOLDABLES

Take a break from too much screen time and give your students the chance to show what they know with some hands-on learning using any one of the resources in this collection of more than 40 different activities for any classroom. If you’re new to the world of Foldables, we recommend starting with the “Basic Folds” resource that’s linked in the top left corner of the menu below. And once you’ve gotten the hang of these basics, check out any of the other Fantastic Foldables in this collection to start bringing hands-on learning to life in your classroom.

Zine – Foldable

Fantastic Foldables just got even more hands-on and student friendly. Make little books that have a cover, back page and six internal pages. These make great mini-projects that are creative, informative, and fun. Get started today and your students won’t want to stop!

Basic Folds

New to Foldables? Start here! The Basic Folds collection helps users learn the ropes for each of the techniques that you’ll see employed throughout this collection. Save a copy for your files or share this slideshow with your students to help set the stage for success.

Fortune Fold

If you’re looking for a resource that can help your students predict the future, then the Fortune Fold might just be your new favorite activity. This easy to use classroom foldable is a great way to update old school flash cards. Try it out for vocabulary word review!

Tab-Tastic Book

You know those little cutouts that are right about the size of your thumb that make it super easy to flip open to the right section of a dictionary? Say hello to the Tab-Tastic book foldable – an ingenious upgrade to traditional note taking that helps beat the clutter.

Triforce Fold

Take your Venn Diagram game to a whole new level thanks to the power of the Tri-Force Fold. This activity shows your students step by step instructions on how to create tangible flip books to help them keep track of all kinds of overlapping information. Give it a “Tri!”

Single Flap Fold

The Single Flap Fold is one of the most versatile classroom activities available in this entire collection. Whether you’re looking to make an on-and-go collection of fast facts for flash cards or trying a new take on a Frayer Model, this resource is a great way to play.

Three-Pocket Evidence Book

With a few snips of the scissors and just the right amount of adhesive, the Three-Pocket Evidence Folder helps your students whip up an outstanding study tool to help them sort everything from old-school index cards to brand new vocabulary words. Snip, paste, and play!

Cube Content Fold

Sometimes it’s hip to be square. The Cube Content Fold helps students bring abstract concepts to life by creating sturdy, freestanding graphic organizers that can easily double as a table centerpiece with four sides of important information on display. Square up today!

Info Display Holder

Perfect for a “who’s who” activity or for helping students keep their study materials in a single place, the Info Display Holder is a lightning fast Foldable that can be used for all kinds of activities ranging from student name placards to a gameshow inspired review.

Flappy Facts

Flappy Facts is a booklet-like foldable that helps students stack up all kinds of information in an easy-to-use resource that blows traditional index cards out of the water. As your class covers new content, it’s easy to add new pages too — so the learning never stops.

Pyramid Powerhouse

We’re pretty sure it was the good people at Dunder Mifflin who first encouraged us to “Unleash The Power of the Pyramid.” But don’t be fooled by that fictional failed product launch – this three-sided foldable is a perfect way for students to model what they’ve learned.

Pop-Out Picture Book

Part display case, part pop-up book, and all student created – this Fantastic Foldable helps young learners create miniature museums to showcase all kinds of course content using nothing more than scissors, paper, and tape. This is a fantastic tool for student showcase.

Evidence Artifact Book

In a pinch for a traditional organizer but short on the budget to purchase individual folders for every student in your classroom? Have no fear, the Evidence Artifact Book is here. A few quick folds and some tape is all you’ll need to create handy organizers on the go.

Picture Frame

The Picture Frame foldable helps students transform any everyday doodle or scrap of in-class writing into a bona fide work of art. You can even add this activity to another EMC² activity like a student sketchnote or six word memoir to showcase museum quality creativity.

Matchbook Memories

Matchbook Memories are a fun addition to any classroom bulletin board or space where your student work can be put on display. This foldable is easy to create, and can help students make micro-sized sense of some really big topics no matter what content they’re learning.

Layer on Layer Info Fold

This ultra portable foldable helps your students pile up all kinds of relevant information using a series of stacked pages of neatly stacked paper that line up to create the Layer on Layer Fold. Master this technique and never lose track of your 3×5″ index cards again.

Info Display

Do you wanna’ build a snowman? Or a Viking ship? Or just about anything else you could think to squeeze inside of a teeny diorama? This Fantastic Foldable is the perfect resource for classrooms with a display table or teachers looking to celebrate 3D student creations.

Window Pane

The Window Pane Fantastic Foldable helps learners shed light onto four different topics related to your course content. From keeping track of Cardinal Directions to sorting students into each House at Hogwarts, this is a four-midable addition to any teacher’s playbook!

Reverse Review

Sometimes the only way that we can move forward is by reflecting on the past. And the Reverse Review foldable helps students create an easy-to-assemble graphic organizer (in 3D!) that gives them the power to connect new content with concepts learned in previous units.

A Fifth of Facts

From kindergarten students learning about the five senses to high schoolers breaking down the five branches of the United States military – the number five shows up in all kinds of unexpected places! This foldable plays on this magic number and the element of surprise.

Slice of Content

Pie charts are a sweet way for learners to get a clear visual sense of what they’re learning. And the Slice of Content activity makes it easy for students to serve up some serious learning thanks to a Fantastic Foldable with individual slices that can shrink or expand.

Blooming Info Fold

Remember that foldable “Fortune Teller” recess toy from elementary school where we used to swear that a simple piece of paper used to be able to predict the future? This four-sided foldable works much the same way – only it’s guaranteed to tell you the truth every time.

Data Table

While the Data Table might not be the fanciest foldable in the collection, it certainly packs a punch in its tiny frame! This Fantastic Foldable offers 16 boxes and infinite possibilities – making it a perfect choice for everything from vocab words to number sequencing.

Display Case Craze

Sometimes we stumble upon that rarest of items in our classrooms that simply deserves a place of reverence for all to see. And whether you’re putting a spotlight on the latest 3D print creation or a simple prized loaner pencil collection – this foldable is here to help.

Idea Tabs

Stop us if you’ve heard this one, but… “A flow chart and a foldable walk into a bar.” (Ok, maybe not a bar. Let’s keep it school friendly, yes?) But this Fantastic Foldable brings the best of these two worlds together into one simple resource that’s great for any age.

Window Wonder

Peek-a-boo… I see you! This fun twist on a traditional graphic organizer creates a series of tiny windows behind which students have the power to stash all kinds of relevant information. The Window Wonder is a great alternative to traditional flash cards and displays.

Accordion Acceleration

Accordion Acceleration is a Fantastic Foldable that deserves a standing ovation. Using this resource, students will create dual-sided information display boards to take their learning to new heights *and* put the data on display as a free standing tabletop centerpiece.

Twin Tabs

Your students will flip for this Fantastic Foldable that serves up a double dose of information you can imagine. With a simple, single fold and a well-placed snip of the scissors, this resource is ready to go for any activity looking to improve memorization and sorting.

Pamphlet Power

All it takes to bring this Fantastic Foldable to life is two quick folds and a touch of imagination. Pamphlet Power has long been a staple of old-school advertising, and this timeless approach to information sharing can make a great addition to a 21st Century classroom.

Shutter Fold

The Shutter Fold is wildly versatile for all kinds of lesson plans. Whether you’re studying two sides of a political issue, two warring households in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, or two opposing ideas for a single solution – this Fantastic Foldable is one of a kind.

Folded Book

How’s this for a game-changer: what if instead of *reading* a book, your students had the chance to *write* one of their own? The pocket-sized appeal of this Fantastic Foldable helps students break all kinds of ideas down into a handheld graphic organizer worth sharing.

Half-Book

The Half Book fold is twice the size of its younger brother (The Folded Book), which makes it a perfect point of entry for younger learners and students who might need just a bit more space to share their thinking on its pages. Just a single fold and you’re on your way!

Pie Chart Layers

Two simple overlapping circles come together in this Fantastic Foldable to create a fully functioning Pie Chart where individual slices can quickly be expanded to any size you’d like. Use them to help students whip up brightly colored graphic representations in no time!
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