When teaching children to cut, first demonstrate how to hold scissors. The correct scissor position is with the thumb in the upper hole, and your first two fingers (index and middle) in the lower hole. Have the child practice picking up and holding the scissors.
The following cutting skills are arranged in order from simplest to most difficult:
1. Snipping. Prepare strips of construction paper in different colors not wider than 1". Demonstrate how to snip the paper with one cut.You’ll also want to collect all their cuttings in a baggie/envelope. Use them for a art project.
2. Cutting Lines. Hand out construction 1" wide paper with preprinted vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines.
3. Cutting on Longer Lines. Using strips of construction paper, with curved, jagged, or wiggly lines. Use the cutting to make a crown, a flower artwork or a necklace. Art project: Spring Flower
4. Cutting Shapes. Prepare 4" to 5" squares of colored paper, each preprinted with shapes: Square, circle, or triangle. Collect shapes and use to make a shape art project.
5. Cutting Spirals. Cutting spirals is the most difficult skill for children to acquire. Have the children cut a snake spiral and hang them from the ceiling.
Other Fun Scissor Activties.
Cutting junk mail and catalogs. Cutting play dough with scissors. Cutting straws or shredded paper.
Cutting Worksheets coming soon!
Teach the Scissor Safety Rules
Scissors are sharp.
No running with scissors.
Store scissors so sharp edges are not exposed.
Safely hand over scissors. Wrap hand around closed blades, handle up.
Scissors are a tool, not a toy.
Adult supervision is always required when using scissors.
Follow age recommendations – the right scissors for the right age.
Exercise good judgment when using scissors.
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