Cut the Line

Purpose:

This activity will help teach the child to control the direction of the scissors (cutting lines) and bilateral hand use.

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use(?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting
Materials: Construction Paper, Index Cards, Markers, Ruler, Scissors, Stickers

Use the ruler to draw 4 inch thick lines across an index card.

At the edge of each line put a sticker and ask the child to cut along the line you drew all the way up to the sticker.

When the child is able to cut along an index card easily, repeat the activity using a paper.

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