These lines can be very tricky for young children to cut, it’s best to wait until they have developed the muscles in their hands to accomplish this challenging task. Be sure your toddlers and young kids are really ready before introducing zig zag lines.Įven more difficult than zig zag are curved lines. This is a much more advanced cutting skill than snipping or cutting straight lines and can lead to hand fatigue quickly. Zig zag lines are more difficult to cut because they require the child to turn the paper or their hand as they cut. Fatigue indicates that they still need more practice with scissors to develop those fine motor skills.
Don’t be surprised if they complain of fatigue in their hands. This requires that they open and close the scissors multiple times per cut, which is much more difficult than snipping or fringing. Once children have mastered the first three, then they start working on cutting straight lines from point A to point B. Invite your kids to fringe the paper by cutting on the lines and stopping at the stickers. Then, place stickers at the top of each line. Use a ruler to draw evenly spaced lines from the bottom of a square piece of green construction paper up two inches. Snipping will help your young preschoolers develop the muscles in their hands necessary to cut longer lines later so their hands won’t become fatigued.įringe is repetitive snipping without cutting the paper in half. Snipping is the act of opening and closing the scissors one time only which results in successfully cutting something. Cut sturdy paper into strips and invite children to rip away! When they demonstrate they are ready, move to larger pieces of paper. Ripping also requires preschoolers to move their hands in opposite directions at the same time which helps develop bilateral coordination skills.
Children exercise their tripod grasp- or their thumb and first two fingers as they grip the paper to rip it. Ripping sturdy paper such as construction paper is the perfect activity for young kids to engage in before being introduced to scissors. This is the order in which cutting skills should be introduced to preschoolers and toddlers. Keep reading to grab your free, printable scissor skills checklist!ħ Essential Cutting Activities for Preschoolers With well developed fine motor skills your children will be ready and able to cut like pros! With the right kind of cutting practice, your kids will be more successful establishing their scissor grasp and eventually cutting with scissors. Did you know there’s a proper sequence to teaching scissor skills in preschool? Follow this step-by-step sequence of 7 developmentally appropriate cutting activities for preschoolers.
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