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Montessori Monday – Paper Cutting Activities

October 3, 2011 By Deb Chitwood 19 Comments

Cutting is an important, yet difficult, skill for preschoolers. It’s helpful to have a Montessori-inspired paper cutting activity available to encourage your preschooler’s mastery of cutting.

Montessori Monday – Paper Cutting Activities

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Here are some helpful Montessori-inspired resources from around the blogosphere:

Cutting with Scissors Information:

Montessori for Everyone has a post on Setting Up Your Preschool Art Area.

Montessori World has a section on Handwork: Paper Cutting.

AHC Arts & Crafts has Paper Cutting Art Projects for Kids with advanced paper cutting tutorials.

Paper Cutting Activities (Photo from Teaching from a Tacklebox)

Paper Cutting Activities with Free Printables (Photo from Teaching from a Tacklebox)

Tackle Box Montessori has Paper Cutting (for young children) and Paper Cutting – Extreme!! (artistic paper cutting). You’ll find the free printable templates for the cutting box at Teachers Pay Teachers.

Printables:

Cutting Lessons (Image from Montessori Print Shop)

Cutting Lessons (Image from Montessori Print Shop)

Montessori Print Shop has a series of printable Pin Poke and Cutting Lessons available very inexpensively.

Ang at Home has free printable patterns for a Montessori style cutting box (modeled after Teaching with a Tackle Box’s paper cutting post)

Umamah Learning Academy has free printables of the first cutting strips.

Montessori Materials has some free Cutting Paper and Scissors Exercises.

Royal Baloo has free cutting paper strips (subscriber freebie).

This Reading Mama has lots of free packs for cutting practice with scissors.

Teachers Pay Teachers has many free Montessori paper cutting printables.

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.

Montessori Cutting Video:

Examples of Montessori-Inspired Cutting Activities:

Paper Cutting Activity (Photo from To the Lesson!)

Paper Cutting Activity (Photo from To the Lesson!)

To the Lesson! has basic paper cutting (photo) and cutting folded paper to make shapes.

Paper Cutting Tray (Photo from Leptir)

Paper Cutting Tray (Photo from Leptir)

Leptir has a post with paper cutting.

My Montessori Journey has cutting work that’s always out on the art shelves.

Autumn Paper Cutting Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Autumn Paper Cutting Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Counting Coconuts has a cutting activity using stickers on paper strips.

Paper Cutting Strips (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)

Paper Cutting Strips (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)

The Adventures of Bear used Word and clipart to create themed cutting strips. (Blog is no longer available.)

Bug Strip Cutting (Photo from Fun with Mama)

Bug Strip Cutting (Photo from Fun with Mama)

Fun with Mama has Bug Cutting. (Post is no longer available.)

Developing Scissor Cutting Skills with Montessori-Inspired Activities

UPDATE: Developing Scissor Cutting Skills with Montessori-Inspired Activities (my roundup post with more Montessori-inspired cutting activities)

Does your child have a favorite paper cutting activity?

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Comments

  1. Martianne says

    October 3, 2011 at 5:31 am

    As always, a wonderful selection of works to share of one type. I love how you pull these posts together.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:23 pm

      Thanks so much, Martianne! I probably spend way too much time with it, but I love finding and sharing so many awesome activities! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Umm Umamah says

    October 3, 2011 at 6:05 am

    Wow Deb that’s just another thorough post from you …:) It’s so great to find all related links on one page. Thanks for linking me up too. I juat saw your comment on my blog and rushed to see your post. It truly was a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas and resources you share.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks so much for your kind comment! It’s my pleasure to link to your post. Your post is wonderful, and I really appreciate you sharing the free cutting-strip printables! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Discovering Montessori says

    October 3, 2011 at 6:13 am

    Love all the links you share! The photos are nice visuals. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks so much! I’m grateful that I’ve received permission from so many bloggers to use their photos with credit to them. Please let me know if I could use certain types or any of your photos in the future, too. Here’s the post I wrote with my photo permission request: https://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/06/15/request-for-montessori-photo-permissions/.

      Reply
  4. Leslie says

    October 3, 2011 at 7:50 am

    How wonderful to have all this great information on cutting in one place! Thank you Deb!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Leslie! If you’d ever like to link up with Montessori Monday, I’d love it – and I’m sure many others would appreciate learning about your awesome blog posts! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kerri says

    October 3, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Hi Deb! Thanks for hosting the link up! I also appreciate all the ideas for cutting. This is a bit of an obstacle but of great interest for E. So, I am sure that I will be able to get lots of tips from your links!
    Take care,
    Kerri

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:35 pm

      Thanks for your kind comment, Kerri! I’m so glad you’re linked up with Montessori Monday! I tend to get caught up with everything coming in sometimes, and it’s easiest for me to see all the great Montessori-inspired posts when they’re linked up with Montessori Monday! 🙂

      Reply
  6. JDaniel4's Mom says

    October 3, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    JDaniel has just started to work on cutting. Learning to hold the scissors was hard.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:38 pm

      Thanks for your comment, JDaniel4’s Mom! Learning to hold scissors is difficult for most preschoolers. Most Montessorians carefully demonstrate paper cutting and keep paper-cutting exercises out all the time because of that. I love that paper cutting activities can be varied with the season, holiday, or unit to keep interest up. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Melissa says

    October 3, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    As always, a great collection of resources. Annabelle is already wanting scissors and I have plenty of ideas from my days in the children’s house, but nothing that seems quite right for someone so young. I’m glad to see some progressive lists of ideas. Thanks, Deb!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 3, 2011 at 6:41 pm

      Thanks for your kind words, Melissa! Finding the right activity is definitely more challenging for a toddler. I was impressed with the posts on the subject available in the blogosphere. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Maria - Förskoleburken says

    October 8, 2011 at 2:44 pm

    Deb! Great post as usual, will be linking!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 10, 2011 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks so much, Maria! I always love what you share on your blog, too! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Debbie says

    October 12, 2014 at 10:23 am

    I love all the ideas you have posted! Thanks for sharing them!

    Reply
  10. Cleopatra Salomon says

    October 17, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    Hi,
    Where did you get the resizable box?

    Reply
    • Deb Chitwood says

      November 28, 2020 at 8:09 pm

      Hi Cleopatra! Do you mean the partitioned box from Tackle Box Montessori? That’s actually a tackle box from Amazon or Walmart. If you mean a different box, just let me know! 🙂 Deb

      Reply

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