Choose the models according to not only the appetites but also the skills of the classes.
It takes three to five times longer time to teach a model than to fold it alone. Make a loose schedule.
When teaching a large class, use a large piece of paper, so that everyone can see it.
Show a completed model first. It will motivate the classes. In addition, they can understand the purpose of each step.
If you hand diagrams to the classes, do it at the end of the class. Otherwise, they will concentrate on the diagrams, not on you. Moreover, a good sequence on the diagrams is not necessarily suitable to teach. You can change the sequence if necessary.
Make sure whether everyone is doing well at every step. If a student makes a mistake, it will be on the later step when s/he will find something is wrong. Then, you must go back to correct it.
People have their own learning style. Some like to learn by looking. Some like by listening, and some by doing. So, describe each step in different ways. Not only show the actual folds, but also explain it in words and/or draw diagrams.
Leave the action models, such as an airplain, until the last of the class. Otherwise, they won't stop playing and you cannot proceed to the next model.
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