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Scissor skills · 3 printable pages

Cutting practice

Follow straight, curved, and zigzag paths with little scissors.

Cutting practice pack

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Give your child one strip at a time. Begin with straight lines, then move to curves and zigzags. An adult can trim the pages into strips before the activity. Print at actual size on plain paper.

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Scissor practice from short snips to outlines

Start with short snips under adult supervision. Let the child turn the paper while following a curve.

When should we try an outline?

Try one when your child can stop at the end of a short cut and turn the paper comfortably.

Try pre-writing paths, matching games and mazes