Math Monday: Waldorf Star Lanterns

Miss O(rigami)

A complicated folding of an octagon to equal a Star Lantern.
https://passengersonalittlespaceship.blogspot.com/2011/04/paper-star-lantern-tutorial.html

As a complete side, we learned that paper folded properly, can carry the weight of books!

Introducing more Mandarin, I was on the search for books with both pinyin and English (Pinyin allows alphabet readers to sound out Chinese words typically written in characters).
Kristina Tao has taken several classical stories and written them in English, Chinese characters and pinyin.

Allen Say is a Japanese American author and illustrator.

Whenever his books are available, I collect!

The beautiful illustrations always pair with heartfelt stories that combine Japanese and American cultures.