Are you looking for some hands-on Earth Day activities? I’ve got some special Earth Day printables and activities for you! I’m excited today to share free recycling cutting strips! The cutting strips are an instant download and super easy to download and prepare.
Montessori-Inspired Printables at Living Montessori Now
My daughter, Christina (a former Montessori child), and I are partnering to bring you a series of Montessori-inspired printables. (Note: Christina has some sweet spring- and summer-themed kids’ fitness printables that are great for homes or classrooms!)
The printables are typically themed and use a number of Montessori principles (although you don’t need to be a Montessori teacher or homeschooler to use them). The cutting strips use photographs or realistic images to emphasize reality. Preschoolers love to learn proper terminology, so I’ll tell you the name of the objects or animals featured whenever I can. In the credit page of this printable, you’ll see the photograph details, which you can teach to your child or students.
Free Recycling Cutting Strips
To download, click here and then click on the file image in the upper right corner of the PDF to save to your computer (just choose where you want it saved).
Montessori-Inspired Activities Using the Recycling Cutting Strips
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Cutting skills are so important for preschoolers. Two year olds can begin working on them, too. When children are first working on cutting skills, they’ll have an easier time cutting cardstock than paper. So, in the beginning, I recommend printing the strips on cardstock. Printer paper is fine for children with more advanced cutting skills.
But even before using cutting strips, I recommend using an easier object to cut, such as strings of beads. You’ll find lots of tips and ideas for teaching scissor skills in my post on developing scissor cutting skills with Montessori-inspired activities.
Basket with Recycling Cutting Strips
I’m not sure where I got this basket, although the small Multicraft tray would work, too. I’ve always used Fiskar scissors for kids, which are sharp enough to cut paper easily. For home use, I like to have a small container to catch the paper scraps. I used a wooden box we had, although you could use any small container. For younger children, I recommend keeping the basket or tray up out of reach when it’s not being used.
For classroom use, you might want to use Ziplock bags to catch the scraps. Children have fun taking their scraps home in a bag … or saving them to paste onto a collage.
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You’ll find ideas for home and classroom setups in my post on Montessori-inspired paper cutting activities.
Free Butterfly Cutting Strips
I have a post with free butterfly cutting strips … perfect for spring and summer activities!
Free Frog Cutting Strips
I also have a post with free frog cutting strips, which work well for other spring and summer activities!
More Free Recycling Printables from Living Montessori Now
Find more free recycling printables in this post: Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Recycling Activities.
For Montessori-inspired Earth Day activities, check out my Montessori-inspired Earth Day activities roundup post.
And don’t miss our subscriber freebie recycling pack! You’ll get a monthly freebie (and previous monthly freebies) with link and password if you subscribe to the Living Montessori Now weekly newsletter!
All my Earth Day posts + Pinterest Board:
- Free 3-Part Recycle Cards
- Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Activities for Earth Day Every Day
- Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities (2012)
- Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities
- Free Earth Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Arbor Day Activities
- Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired RecyclingActivities
- Free Recycling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Recycling Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Conservation Songs for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Kids’ Earth Day Every Day Pinterest Board
Montessori Monday Link-Up
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Hi Deb Chitwood,
Thanks for giving this awesome article. Now this will help me in many of my paper cut activities in colleges and making it recycleable. Keep sharing this type of good articles.
Nice use of light in this design, friend.