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Revving Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

April 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Little Miss has been racing her way through all of her preschool lessons. She absolutely cannot wait for kindergarten this fall. Remember when you were young enough to actually be excited about doing harder work like the “big kids”? Yeah, I don’t either.

Anyway, she’s mastered her letters, numbers, shapes, and counting, so we’ve been working on a lot of fine motor skills. And that includes learning how to use scissors.

With my oldest child, I put off scissor skills for way too long, so this time around, we got started with safety scissors as soon as possible. She loves it!

Since she’s such a little firecracker about getting her schoolwork done, I knew she’d love these racecar scissor skills printables! These are super fun for little racers! Read on to get your set free! And if you love these, don’t miss our Busy Bee Scissor Skills Worksheets too!

Racecar Scissor Skills Printables for Kids

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This printable scissor skills pack includes three worksheets:

One with a pink racecar and straight cutting lines…

One with a blue racecar and curved cutting lines…

And one with a yellow racecar and wavy cutting lines.

Using Racecar Scissor Skills Printables with Preschoolers

All you need to do is find a willing preschooler who’s ready to try these out!

Since this wasn’t Piglet’s first time using scissors, she didn’t need a lot of assistance, especially with the straight lined worksheet.

But I did keep an eye on her – just to be safe.

The wavy lines and curved lines gave her a little trouble (mostly because she didn’t want to cut the racecars themselves), but once she got the hang of it, it was full steam ahead!

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Spring Worksheets for Kids: Busy Bee Scissor Skills Worksheets

April 24, 2018 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Who’s ready for spring? I feel like a wimp, because we haven’t had any snow here this year, but I’m still ready for warmer weather! So, I’m sharing some free bee-themed scissor skills worksheets to help little ones get into the spring spirit!

Piglet is a little cutting machine. She wants to cut and paste every single thing she sees. But she’s ready to move on from basic straight lines, so it was either make her some scissor skills printables with wavy lines or cower in fear as she goes Edward Scissorhands on my drapes. Printables it is!

These are great fine motor boosters for preschoolers and kindergarteners! So if you have an early elementary student who still struggles with scissor cutting, these spring worksheets for kids are a good resource for building those skills.

Read on to see how to get your free copy of our Busy Bee Scissor Skills Worksheets! And be sure to grab our free Spring Sight Word Flashcards for early reading practice!

Busy Bee Scissor Skills Worksheets

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The pack includes four scissor cutting exercises for little ones.

There are printables with straight lines, curved lines, wiggly lines, and even wavy lines for a little challenge.

Your child’s job is to get the bee to the hive safely!

With Piglet, I just handed her the printables and a pair of child-safe scissors and she was off to the races.

In about ten minutes, she had a pile of paper scraps and a big grin.

That’s one proud preschooler!

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Fun Preschool Scissor Skills Worksheets for Kids

August 14, 2017 by Selena Robinson 16 Comments

Learning to use scissors correctly is an important part of early childhood education.

Even if kids don’t need to cut an object right away, practicing with scissors teaches them how to use hand-eye coordination and helps to improve their fine motor skills.

Plus, scissor practice is just plain fun for little ones!

That is, it’s fun if… you use fun preschool scissor skills worksheets that little ones love.

Fun Preschool Scissor Skills Worksheets for Kids

Which is why I’m sharing some printable cutting skills activities you can use with preschoolers and kindergartners!

Keep reading to get a look at the full list.

And if you like these scissor practice printables, take a look at this Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Mat! It’s a fun way to combine fine motor skills and fall science!

Pick up some of these fun preschool scissor skills worksheets featuring themes for the entire year!

How to Use Preschool Scissor Skills Worksheets

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When my kids were very young, I always used plastic-covered scissors with them.

They were very helpful, because I could give them a printable cutting practice worksheet without worrying about them cutting their fingers.

Themed Preschool Scissor Skills Worksheets for Kids

As they got older, we graduated to metal scissors with blunted edges.

It made them feel they were using “real” scissors like Mom, but without the danger of sticking themselves (or a sibling who got too close).

What I love about these printable cutting worksheets for preschoolers is that they’re versatile enough to be used any time of year.

They go well with seasonal units, but they also make good fine motor skills practice any day.

If you try any of these preschool cutting worksheets, I’d love to know which ones your students enjoyed the most!

Fun Preschool Scissor Skills Worksheets for Kids

Make scissor skills practice into a year-long lesson with these different themed scissor skills worksheets and activities for early learners!

You can even use some of them to supplement specific seasonal units, such as fall, apple, winter, or back to school!

While all of these activities are designed for use with scissors for cutting practice, they can be adapted for use at centers or morning tubs and then reused.