Books & CDs

BIS Edition House

Dorota Dziamska, Magic circles or flat origami from circular paper
Warsaw 2003, 1^st Edition, 80 pages, 21 x 29,7cm format, paperback ISBN 83-88461-89-3

Flat origami from circular paper technique consists in appropriate folding of colorful circles of different sizes and forming models out of them, which are then glued onto a bright cardboard. It’s unbelievable how many various forms can be folded from circles: flowers, animals (frog, wiener dog, squirrel, rabbit), Xmas tree, Easter basket, Santa, puppets, dolls. A great fun for preschoolers and first to third-grade students. Dorota Dziamska is an experienced teacher and promoter of origami art in Poland. Each copy of the book goes with a set of multicolored circles for creating a frog.

Dorota Dziamska, Fabulous circles or flat origami from circular paper
September 2004, 1^st Edition, 80 pages, 20,5 x 29,5cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-03-5

This time we will move to the world of our favorite book heroes. Using colorful circles we’re going to conjure up models of dwarves, witch, Snow White, Little Mermaid, Pippi Langstrump and Harry Potter as well! Flat origami from circular paper is all about folding colorful circles of various sizes the right way and forming models out of them, which are subsequently glued onto a bright cardboard. It’s a great fun for preschoolers and first to third-grade students.

Dorota Dziamska, Cutting the circles or flat origami from circular paper – kirigami
September 2005, 1^st Edition, 80 pages, 20,5 x 29,5cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-44-2

A new technique in the favorite series of both children and teachers ‘The ABC’s of Origami’. Here, we make cuts on the circles first and just then fold models from them – figures, flowers, animals or trees.

Dorota Dziamska, The adventures of paper teddy bears or flat origami from circular paper
November 2005, 1^st Edition, 88 pages, 20,5 x 29,5cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-51-5

Third book in ‘The ABC’s of Origami’ series containing flat models from circles, devoted to teddy bears from children’s favorite fairy-tales. Let’s enter the world of our much loved little bears and their friends. We’re going to fold Yogi the Bear, Paddington, Winnie the Pooh as well as Eeyore, Tigger and Kanga. We will present our characters in different situations; some of them will come in handy for a paper puppet theater.

Dorota Dziamska, Magic squares or flat origami from square paper
Warsaw 2003, 1^st Edition, 80 pages, 21 x 29,7cm format, paperback ISBN 83-88461-91-5

An extraordinary book that will introduce your child to the world of magic squares, a vivid origami art whose secret is to properly fold colorful squares of diverse sizes and eventually construct models out of them. Want to develop plastic abilities and the imagination of your kid? Multicolored plant compositions, flowers, lions, giraffes, story characters – this is just the beginning of what awaits a little paperfolder while playing with loads of origami figures. Wonderful reading for preschoolers and first to third-grade students. Each copy of the book goes with a set of circles to make a puppet from.

Dorota Dziamska, Magic rectangles or 3D origami from rectangular paper
May 2005, 1^st Edition, 96 pages, 20,5 x 29,5cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-25-6

Rectangles are used for folding 3D forms. Some of them such as a ladybug or valentine heart are quite similar to flat forms and may be glued onto a cardboard; other definitely fall into the 3D category: a decorative bag, box, tower, polyhedron; stars and a very stylish puppet. A true joy for preschoolers and first to third-grade students.

Dorota Dziamska, Magic triangles or flat and 3D origami from triangular paper
December 2004, 1^st Edition, 96 pages, 20,5 x 29,5cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-11-6

Origami from triangular paper is still little known, thus the bigger attraction it will be for young adepts of paper-folding. The book contains both flat models that are glued onto a cardboard and 3D ones. So this time we’re going to create stars, butterflies and flowers as well as windmills, glass balls, decorative solids but also rabbit ears and crowns, so useful during carnival. A true joy for preschoolers and first to third-grade students.

Dorota Dziamska, The world of circles and squares or 3D origami from circular and square paper
May 2004, 1^st Edition, 80 pages, 21 x 29,7cm format, paperback ISBN 83-89685-00-0

This book will tell you all about 3D forms from circles and squares. Thanks to precise descriptions and diagrams you’re going to learn to fold not only basic models such as boat, doll, angel, dwarf, frog, chain or crown but also more complex ones – box, sphere or various colorful solids. A great fun for preschoolers and first to third-grade students. The author is an experienced teacher and promoter of origami art, running Origami-Pedagogic Studio in PoznaÅ„.

Dorota Dziamska, Origami modułowe czyli origami przestrzenne

Dorota Dziamska, Papierowe kwiaty czyli origami płaskie i przestrzenne

Dorota Dziamska, Papierowe święta czyli origami płaskie i przestrzenne z kwadratu

WSiP Edition House

Dorota Dziamska, Education through movement. Dots, lines, ovals, bundles
2005, 48 pages, A4 format, ISBN: 83-02-09311-4

Education through movement is a methodological system based on sensory integration. Series of books include a review of this system as well as suggestions concerning its use in integrated education. Descriptions of motor exercises enriched with music and plastic activities provide the reader with methodological and organizational hints. The books are profusely illustrated with drawings of preschoolers and students.
Another two publications pending

Dorota Dziamska, Education through movement. Dots, lines, ovals, bundles
2005, 54 pages, A4 format, ISBN: 83-02-09517-6

Education through movement is a methodological system based on sensory integration. Series of books include a review of this system as well as suggestions concerning its use in integrated education. Descriptions of motor exercises enriched with music and plastic activities provide the reader with methodological and organizational hints. The books are profusely illustrated with drawings of preschoolers and students.
Another two publications pending

BP Edition House, Poznań

Book series
In these books folding diagrams are always preceded by psychological and methodological introduction focusing on the value, significance and methods of utilizing origami in education and therapy. Highly recommended for teachers of elementary education, tutors and therapists, however origami lovers will also find these useful.

Individual parts of the cycle consist of:

Dorota Dziamska, „Dragons and other paper wonders” – the history of origami art together with a description of educational values of paper-folding; basic folds catalogue, essential signs and symbols found in diagrams explained, folding techniques (flat origami from circular, square and triangular paper; 3D, multi-piece, modular origami; kirigami) and particular models made by means of each of them

Dorota Dziamska, „Paper wonders in fairy-tales” – information on the possibilities of stimulating and supporting children’s imagination with the use of origami; methodological tips as to how to arrange classes and build multi-piece images in flat origami techniques; lesson plans for kindergartens and schools, examples of models created in flat origami from circular, square and triangular paper.

Dorota Dziamska, „Wonders in a paper garden ” – devoted to the issue of how to take advantage of origami families in organizing classes; origami-story and its application to integrated workshops; also numerous examples of models – flat and 3D origami from a circle, square, triangle and pentagon.

Dorota Dziamska, „The paper alphabet” – shows how to make demonstration charts with flat origami forms in three techniques – from a circle, square and triangle. Includes methodological hints as well as examples of integrated classes for the grades 1 to 3 and interesting propositions of educational construction toys – origami-mandalas.

Dorota Dziamska, „Tales from a paper box” – description of integration games for children, collection of fairy-tales, poems, rhymes and stories illustrated with origami forms (pictures, stars, boxes and ornaments); methodological preface in English.

Dorota Dziamska, „Pictures from a paper shed” – presentation of origami as a tool of assisting concentration, hints to the resultant origami-tale method, review of applying flat origami forms to the kinesiological system of teaching and therapy ‘Education through movement’ as well as over 50 Christmas models made according to circular origami and kirigami techniques; methodological preface in English.

Collecting, searching, exploring. A curriculum for grades 1 to 3,
Dorota Dziamska.
Publisher: Wydawnictwo BP Poznań, ISBN 83-920927-1-6.

Self-created curriculum for elementary education, placing particular emphasis on actual integration of educational content as well as social, communicative and emotional aspects relating to children’s activity. The book includes an extensive description of the curriculum’s aims, the matter of education together with didactic programs and integration tools, methods and types of integrated classes, ways of drawing up plans for these and finally their evaluation. You can also find here reviews of some attractive teaching aids such as tin whistle or mandalas. Examples of a resultant and lesson plan for the grades 1 to 3 enclosed.
The curriculum has been endorsed for classroom use by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science – certificate number DKW – 4014 – 151/00.

Collecting, searching, exploring. A curriculum for grades 1 to 3,
Dorota Dziamska
Educational kinesiology – CD part 1 – Carrantuohill

The record includes 18 tracks of traditional Irish music specially adjusted to kinesiological exercises of the ‘Education through movement’ system.