Paper folding

Plan: First I folded the paper into thirds and then tore it.
Then I folded it into half and tore it.
And lastly tore it into half again and tore it, giving me 12 pieces.

Pieces: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Folds:  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  9  10  11