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Developing Scissor Cutting Skills with Montessori-Inspired Activities

October 21, 2014 By Deb Chitwood 6 Comments

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Scissor cutting skills are important and challenging practical life skills for preschoolers. Today, I want to share some helpful ideas for creating Montessori-inspired scissor cutting activities.

Developing Scissor Cutting Skills with Montessori-Inspired Activities

First, I want to share some helpful posts about developing scissor cutting skills. The posts aren’t intended as Montessori-inspired ideas, but they have helpful ideas that can be applied to a Montessori-inspired curriculum.

Scissor Skills Information

10 activities to help develop pre-scissor skills to get the body ready for cutting from PediaStaff

Cutting up: Fine motor activities to help develop scissor skills from Creative Connections for Kids

Scissor Skills from Therapy Street for Kids

Cutting: Everything You Need to Know – Advice from an OT from Miss Mancy’s Blog

Scissor cutting skills: why they’re important & how to learn ‘em from Makeovers and Motherhood

Tips for Teaching Scissor Cutting from Stay at Home Educator

One Tip for Introducing Scissors: Use Playdough! from Mama OT

Montessori-Inspired Paper Cutting Activities

You’ll find lots of Montessori-inspired paper cutting activities and ideas in my roundup post:

Montessori-Inspired Paper Cutting Activities

Montessori-Inspired Paper Cutting Activities

Non-Paper Scissor Cutting Activities

Here are some creative ideas for a variety of materials that can be used with Montessori-inspired trays or tables.

Super-Simple Cutting Activity with Strings of Beads

A cutting tray with strings of beads is easy to prepare for any season or holiday!

Nature Walk and Nature Cutting Tray

A nature cutting tray is always fun!

Nature Cuttings (Photo from No Time for Flash Cards)

Nature Cuttings (Photo from No Time for Flash Cards)

Nature Cuttings – Outdoor Scissor Skills Activity from No Time for Flash Cards

Cutting Grass Sensory Tub from Strong Start

Cutting Leaves, Raffia, and Cornstalks (Photo from Lalymom)

Cutting Leaves, Raffia, and Cornstalks (Photo from Lalymom)

Cutting Leaves, Raffia, and Cornstalks from Lalymom

Birthday Themed Cutting Practice from Lalymom

Colored Spaghetti Scissor Practice from Moments of Mommyhood

5 Cutting Activities for Preschoolers from Happy Hooligans

Cutting Station (Photo from Happy Hooligans)

Cutting Station (Photo from Happy Hooligans)

Scissor Practice – 5 More Cutting Activities for Kids from Happy Hooligans

Cutting Straws from Hands On : As We Grow

Cutting Tray (Photo from Mama. Papa. Bubba)

Cutting Tray (Photo from Mama. Papa. Bubba)

Developing Scissor Skills with a Cutting Tray from Mama. Papa. Bubba

Cutting Skills Tray (Photo from Little Bins for Little Hands)

Cutting Skills Tray (Photo from Little Bins for Little Hands

Cutting Skills Tray from Little Bins for Little Hands

Cutting Challenge (Photo from Sorting Sprinkles)

Cutting Challenge (Photo from Sorting Sprinkles)

Scissor Skills – Progression and Cutting Challenges from Sorting Sprinkles

Improving Scissor Skills with Playdough from Sugar Aunts

Foam Cutting and Beading (Photo from Sugar Aunts)

Foam Cutting and Beading (Photo from Sugar Aunts)

Foam Beading: fine motor. scissor use. tripod grasp. from Sugar Aunts

All Our Free Themed Cutting Strips

I’ve arranged the following gallery in alphabetical order. Just click on an image to go to the post with the related free printable!

Free Alligator Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Ant Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Apple Picking Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Arctic Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Backyard Bird Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Bat Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Bear Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Black Family Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Brain Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Butterfly Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Calming Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Christmas Bell Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Constellation Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Construction Vehicle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Crocodile Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Dental Health Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Dinosaur Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Duckling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Eat-a-Rainbow Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Endangered Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Fall Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Family Travel Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Farm Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Feelings Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Firefighter Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Friendship Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Frog Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Fruit and Vegetable Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Gingerbread Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Globe and Map Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Golf Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Gratitude Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Honeybee Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Inuit Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Kids Cleaning Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Kindness Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Ladybug Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Lamb Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Magnet Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Moon Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Multicultural Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Nest Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Nocturnal Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Noisy Insect Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Ocean Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Winter Sports Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Oviparous Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Owl Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Palace and Castle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Cutting Strips)
FREE Paleontology Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Panda Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Peace Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Penguin Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Rabbit Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Raccoon Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Recycling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Resilience Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Rocks and Minerals Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Seashell Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Seasons Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Seasons of an Apple Tree Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Senses Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
Free Snail Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Snake Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Snowperson Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Snowy Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Solar System Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Spiderweb Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Spring Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE St. Patrick's Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Summer Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Summer Sports Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Turtle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Animal Valentine Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Volcano Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Weather Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Weird Insect Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Winter Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Woodland Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
FREE Zoo Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)

You can see all our free cutting strips with the latest at the top here.

The most important things to do are to observe your child for readiness for scissor cutting activities and then find an activity that captures your child’s attention.

What is your child’s favorite scissor cutting activity?

Deb - Siganture

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Filed Under: Activities - Practical Life Tagged With: cutting activities, Montessori-inspired scissor skills, preschooler, scissor skills

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  1. Emma Edwards (Adventures of Adam) says

    October 22, 2014 at 2:50 am

    Fantastic resource. I particularly like the non-paper cutting methods. Shall certainly be revisiting this many times.

    Reply
  2. Ilze says

    October 22, 2014 at 3:59 am

    Thank you for this post. My 3yo son right now is in cutting and he is progressing every day what makes me happy because thus summer still cutting was really big challenge for him. I will definetlly use the ideas from this post to incorporate them in our everyday life. Right now he is cutting just one thing- old magazines.

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  3. Alice says

    October 22, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    A fab round up Deb … we’ve struggled a bit with scissors as my 4 year old can’t quite decide if she’s left or right handed so can really make use of these 🙂

    Reply
  4. Elaine Goh says

    October 23, 2014 at 8:06 am

    My 2.5 yo started cutting with playdoh about a year ago. Now he’s getting much better at cutting strips of paper. But I find that it tends to be “boring” for him. Recently, we’ve started cutting food and I find that it makes him concentrate longer. He’s seen me do it tons of times, and now he gets a chance to help out in the kitchen. I cut my food with scissors all the time … just easier that way 😉

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  5. Crystal says

    October 26, 2014 at 4:09 am

    What a fantastic list of ideas! Thank you for linking up with Mom’s Library, I’ll be sharing your post this week at Crystal’s Tiny Treasures so more people can benefit from your hard work. Have a great week!

    Reply

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