Cutting practice worksheets
Scissor skills, one line at a time.
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Example
Example: two pages of mixed lines at medium level for a pre-K class
Lines A mix, Level Medium (age 4–5), Pictures In colour, Pages 2, worksheet number 1, US Letter. Each strip runs from a pair of scissors at the left edge, past a little picture, to the picture it is heading for.
- Medium puts 6 strips on a page with a solid line 1.1 mm thick. The line is never dashed: children cut on it.
- A mix at medium draws from straight lines, zigzags, waves and curves, never the same kind twice in a row.
- Every cut runs right across the sheet, so each one takes a strip off the paper and the child sees the progress.
| Strip | Page 1 | Page 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | waves: snail to mushroom | zigzag: cat to fish |
| 2 | curves: ladybug to leaf | curves: rabbit to carrot |
| 3 | zigzag: bee to flower | waves: ladybug to leaf |
| 4 | straight: dog to bone | straight: dog to bone |
| 5 | zigzag: bird to nest | waves: snail to mushroom |
| 6 | straight: mouse to cheese | curves: bee to flower |
cutting-practice.pdf: 12 strips on two pages. For a child who finds this hard, Easy has 4 strips with a 1.8 mm line and only straight lines, zigzags and waves. Change the worksheet number for new pairs in a new order.
How it works
- Choose the lines or shapes and the level.
- Print on normal paper — slightly thicker paper is easier for small hands.
- Let your child cut along each line from the scissors to the picture, using child-safe scissors.
Frequently asked questions
- In which order should children learn to cut?
- Short straight snips first, then long straight lines, then zigzags and gentle waves, then curves and finally spirals and shapes.
- Which level for which age?
- Easy suits three- and four-year-olds with short, thick, straight lines; hard is for five- and six-year-olds with thin lines, curves and spirals.
- How should they hold the scissors?
- Thumb up in the small hole, fingers in the big one, the paper held by the other hand and turned — not the scissors.
- Can they colour the pictures first?
- Yes — choose outlines and the pictures at the ends can be coloured before cutting.
- How many strips are on a page?
- Easy 4 strips with a 1.8 mm line, Medium 6 at 1.1 mm, Hard 8 at 0.6 mm. Spirals come 2, 2 or 3 to a page with 1¾, 2¼ or 2½ turns; shapes 4, 6 or 9 to cut out, the star from Medium up.
- Why are the lines solid and not dashed?
- Children cut on the line, and a dashed one only shows them where not to. Each cut starts at a small pair of scissors at the edge of the sheet and runs right across it to the picture.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The worksheets are made in your browser.