Cutting Practice for Preschoolers with Free Printable
Make cutting practice for preschoolers fun with this activity! Kids will cut away the top layer of paper to reveal a picture underneath!
Multi-Step Cutting Practice for Preschoolers
What I love about this activity is that it is multiple activities all in one to keep kids busy and engaged longer!
The kids can start off by drawing and creating a rainbow. Once drawn, they can then help cut out strips of rain and clouds to cover up the rainbow. And finally, they can cut away the rain to reveal their rainbow! If you have multiple kids, or a classroom, it would be fun to switch papers to have the sibling or classmate do the big reveal!
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How to Create This Activity
There are two ways you can do this cutting practice for preschoolers! You can do the multi-step handmade approach described above, or you can grab our free printable below.
Both ways are lots of fun and great for strengthening fine motor skills!
Keep on reading to get the free printable which includes 3 different scenes to discover!
How to Create This Activity
There are two ways you can do this cutting practice for preschoolers! You can do the multi-step handmade approach described above, or you can grab our free printable below.
Both ways are lots of fun and great for strengthening fine motor skills!
Keep on reading to get the free printable which includes 3 different scenes to discover!
Get the Free Printable Version for This Cutting Practice for Preschoolers
We wanted to make things extra easy for you with a free printable version of this activity! Just print, cut along the dotted lines, and tape for a super quick activity to set up for your preschoolers!
In addition to the rainbow discovery, the printable set includes 2 other scenes to have kids uncover – dolphins hiding behind seagrass and ladybugs hiding behind grass!
For more printable resources to help with scissor skills, be sure to check out our Cut the Patterns and Scissor Skills Haircuts worksheets!
And to see all our printable resources including lots of freebies, visit our Printable Shop!
Step 1
Have your little one draw a rainbow on a piece of paper, or draw one for them, or grab our free printable!
Step 2
Cut clouds and strips for the “rain” on blue paper, leaving a 1/4 inch border to keep all the strands together.
Step 3
Glue the rain just above the rainbow. And then glue the clouds above the rain.
Step 4
Hand your kiddo child-safe scissors and challenge them to cut the rain away to find the surprise underneath!
Step 1
Have your little one draw a rainbow on a piece of paper, or draw one for them, or grab our free printable!
Step 2
Cut clouds and strips for the “rain” on blue paper, leaving a 1/4 inch border to keep all the strands together.
Step 3
Glue the rain just above the rainbow. And then glue the clouds above the rain.
Step 4
Hand your kiddo child-safe scissors and challenge them to cut the rain away to find the surprise underneath!
The Importance of Cutting Practice for Preschoolers
As a child strengthens their scissor skills, they are simultaneously strengthening their fine motor skills. These are the small muscles in the hands and fingers that will help kids accomplish many life skills including writing, buttoning, zipping, and so much more.
Read more about what fine motor skills are and why the are important!
The Importance of Cutting Practice for Preschoolers
As a child strengthens their scissor skills, they are simultaneously strengthening their fine motor skills. These are the small muscles in the hands and fingers that will help kids accomplish many life skills including writing, buttoning, zipping, and so much more.
Read more about what fine motor skills are and why the are important!
Store-Bought Scissor Skills Activities
Here are my top picks for scissor skill products you can buy!
This set includes 3 workbooks all about scissor skills. Each book includes a pair of scissors!
This unique game includes magnetic apples that can be picked from the tree using a scooper scissor!
This small book is packed with scissor skills activities for children as young as 2 years old!
This fun set of scissors comes with 6 designs of patterns for decorating paper crafts!
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