Orange Board of Education



Created by: Mrs. Adame, Ms. Rivera, Mrs. Balzano-Kaplan, & Ms. StrelecPre Cutting Skills:?Ripping paper:??Paper Ripping CollageCut different colored paper with scissors. Beginner learners who are not yet ready for scissors can tear the paper into pieces using their pointer finger and thumb. After paper is cut/torn into small pieces, encourage your child to glue the pieces of paper onto a? new sheet of paper to make a collage.Skills:?-Fine motor development?-Pincer grip development?Crumbling paper:Garbage Basketball:?Give different sized pieces of paper for the beginning learner to crumble into a ball and try and toss into a garbageNo net needed :)?Skills:?-Fine motor development?-Hand eye coordination?Tongs and Tweezers with Playdough: Pick up the playdough with the tongs or tweezers and squeeze it until it's flat. Children can roll the playdough into balls before picking them up as well.Skills:-Fine Motor Development-Eye-Hand Coordination-Finger Muscle Strength/Hand Motions needed for cuttingScissor Work/Cutting Skills: Hair Cut Salon?*Collect toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls?*Assist your child in explaining how to draw a face?*Make lines on the tubes as a visual directive of where to cut to make hair?*Cut the hair as long or as short as you would likeSkills:?-Fine motor development?-Scissor skills?-Emotion drawing-Creativity?-Play skills-Language development?Paper Plate Haircuts?*First, have your child separate each paper plate from the stack to improve dexterity.?*Next, provide a writing tool and have them make a face (talk about emotions while doing so!)?*Finally, provide the child with scissors and allow the child to give their paper plate a haircut.Skills:*Fine Motor*Scissor Skills*Social/Emotional Development-Cutting Clay and PlaydoughSkills:?-Scissor work?-Safe Scissor practice?-Fine motor skills?-Snipping?Cutting Different lines and curves:Skills:?-Scissor work?-Cutting practice?-Snipping-Precision cutting?Cutting Shapes??You may want to draw these shapes on cardstock, old greeting cards, or oak tag to practice? scissor control.?Skills:*Shapes*Cutting Practice*Visual-Perceptual Tasks (Directionality)Here are videos on Cutting Skills:Fun Cutting Activity- Skills/School Readiness/How To Teach Your Child Use Scissors Correctly - ................
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