Monday, October 15, 2012

Scissors!

Scissors are a fundamental part of preschool art. The children were so excited to begin using them! But, before being set loose with scissors, we talked about how to hold them when we are walking, how we only use them when we are sitting and we can only cut certain things, like paper and play dough. Before we did any actual cutting we practiced putting our fingers in the correct holes and how to open and shut them when holding paper in our other hand. So tricky! Practice makes progress! 

On the first day we cut green paper and used glue sticks to make a collage. 


 I was doing some research on cutting skills and came across this idea for a cutting sensory box. Perfect! I brought paper shreds in from home and added paper scraps with their names on them to the box. The boys loved finding their names hidden in the shreds and being able to cut the shreds into even tiny pieces. 


This activity kept them very busy and engaged for a long time. 
"Look! I'm making confetti Miss Erin"


Careful cutting!


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