At a Glance
These snake cutting practice strips help preschool and kindergarten learners develop confident scissor skills with three different lines to follow - straight, curvy and zig-zag. The strips build hand-eye coordination, scissor control and finger strength, all of which prepare little hands for writing.
After a simple way for your little learners to develop their cutting skills? Then look no further than these snake cutting practice strips!
This animal themed cutting activity is a perfect way for preschoolers to practice their scissor skills. There’s 3 different lines for them to follow.
Cutting activities like this are a brilliant way to strengthen those small muscles in your children’s hands, helping them prepare for writing and other everyday tasks.
If you fancy some crafty cutting practice you may want to check out these awesome cut and paste crafts.
What Skills Can Your Little Ones Learn And Develop?
This snake cutting practice worksheet is designed to help your children practice and develop some early skills, such as:
- Hand-eye coordination – to be able to understand what they are seeing and use their hands to get the scissors to go where they want them to
- Hand and finger strength – the ability to be able to apply enough pressure to use the scissors effectively
- Hand dominance – developing and strengthening the skill of one of their hands
- Scissor control – holding the scissors correctly to allow for a fluid range of movement
RELATED Playdough can also be a great way to improve hand strength – you can check out an easy no cook recipe here!
How To Prepare The Snake Cutting Strips
First you’re going to want to download the cutting worksheet by clicking on the download button at the bottom of the page.
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Then print it off!
There’s 3 strips you’ll need to cut out for them.
And that’s pretty much it for this one – time to grab some scissors and get snipping!
Their goal is to stay as close to the lines as possible.
Enjoy!
