Check out these great Free Printable Cutting Worksheets for Preschoolers! Building hand and finger strength is an important part of scissor skills. With these worksheets your little ones will practice cutting sharp corners, wavy lines, and straight edges! These cutting worksheets are great for beginning cutters! Grab your 16 free printable scissor skills worksheets below!
Line Cutting Worksheets
Each line cutting worksheet has a theme. Print out an animal cutting worksheet, transportation cutting worksheet, two food cutting worksheets, and two nature cutting worksheets. Cut from left to right, and bottom to top. Strengthening the fingers and small muscles in the hands will help your little ones grasp a pencil, tie their shoes, and open a bag of chips.
Shape Cutting Worksheets
Next, have fun with Shape Cutting Worksheets. Practice cutting smooth edges and sharp corners. This is a great chance to talk about colors and shape names. Make this into an entire activity where you paste your shapes onto a piece of construction paper, or simply cut out one shape per day as a simple exercise.
Animal Cutting Worksheets
The animal cutting worksheets are my favorite because you can color and cut! Talk about the animal on the page before you begin! How do they move? What sound do they make? Now, break out the scissors!
Scissor Skills for Preschool
Looking for more ideas for developing scissor skills? Print 10 Exciting Puzzles for Preschool and Cut & Paste Days of the Week Worksheets for great activities that build hand strength. Be sure to check out 5 Awesome Activities to Build Fine Motor Skills! Not only do these activities help with fine motor skills, but they also encourage creativity and imagination. Finally, check out the best craft there is to build scissor skills, The Rocket Ship Craft!
Why are scissor skills important for preschool?
When preschoolers use scissors they are working both sides of the hand at the same time, which is great for building hand strength. Engaging with cut & paste activities builds hand-eye coordination and improves attention to tasks. Bilateral coordination is an essential skill that will translate to your child using a knife and fork, catching a ball, and trying their shoes. Cutting worksheets are just one part of helping our little ones develop scissor skills.
Cutting Practice for Preschool
Be sure to check out these additional resources for building scissor skills and hand strength. Once you’ve completed your free printable worksheets, grab a couple workbooks to keep the practice going. Check out “Cut & Paste Workbook for Kids” and “Scissor Skills Dinosaur”. Building hand strength will push your little ones toward tying their shoes, pouring a glass of milk, and brushing their hair all by themselves.
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