Scissor Skills

IMPORTANT for :

1. Fine Motor Skills 
2. 2. Hand-Eye Coordination (visual motor skills)
3. Bilateral Coordination (using both hands at 1 time)
4. Pre-writing skills 
5. Handwriting
6. Self-help skills (survival)
7. Sensory Processing

Dear Parents, 

Please encourage your children to use child-friendly scissors at home, of course with close supervision by an adult/s. 

Dear Teachers,
Encourage this at schools, but do not limit the time. As long as they are focusing on cutting or snipping, let them EXPLORE! 

Stages of cutting :

1. Simply snipping away.. (as long as they can hold the scissors and snip snip it)
2. Cutting straight lines (age 4)
3. Cutting shapes (usually age 4 and above)
4. Complex cutting (usually age 5 and above)

Use different materials for them to explore :

1. Thin paper
2. Foam
3. Thick paper / board
4. Cloth
5. Etc...

Tips :

1. Make sure both thumbs are up while cutting
2. Thumbs are up while holding the scissors
3. Thumbs are up while holding the materials.

Have fun SNIPPING!!

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