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Crazy Scissors Fine Motor Skills

Winter Themed Fine Motor Labs for Center Time!

Created by: Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR

Reindeer * Penguins * Snowmen * Polar Bears * Seals * Cute!!!!

Advanced

Basic Scissors Skills

A progression of cu=ng forward, curved and angled lines.

1.  Cut to the dot – teaches children to aim scissors as they cut. Teach the students to “cut to the dot”. This is important for learning to cut angles, as students learn to cut forward, and turn on the dot.

Advanced Scissors Skills

2 types of files: 1.  Cut to the dot – teaches children to aim scissors as they cut. Teach the students

to “cut towards the dot” 2.  No dots: Child uses advanced scissors skills, with good bilateral hand skills and

the ability to turn and place scissors to cut complex angles around a path.

Full version has 70 scissors skills labs! FUN and COMPREHENSIVE! Follow Jan McCleskey for fine motor products that keep liVle hands busy!

Products by Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR •  Crazy Scissors Skills Labs for Fine Motor Center Time! •  Designed by Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR -‐ author of First Strokes Products and workshops! •  Perfect for center [me. Wonderful for early childhood or preschool classrooms. Awesome for Kindergarten. Get those liVle hands

prepared and work on scissors skills in very simplis[c, easy to cut ac[vi[es! Thick borders will help students follow a line, and then to stay on a path for curved and angled lines. Teach students to cut to the dot and THEN turn scissors. Designed by an occupa[onal therapist to empower teachers and engineer the classroom for fine motor skills! Follow Jan McCleskey for more fine motor classroom ac[vi[es!

•  By downloading this file from Teachers Pay Teachers, you are given permission to make photocopies for your use in your classroom or therapy with your students from year to year. However, this file may not be transferred from person to person. If another co-‐worker would like a copy of this file or to use the printable pages, they would need to download their own copy from Teachers Pay Teachers. The owner of the file, may make photocopies to be used with students, or shared with parents for some extra home prac[ce. The digital file may not be shared.

•  This scissors skills center [me kit was designed by Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR to work on scissors skills in a developmental progression. You are welcome to copy these pages for your classroom, therapy or home use – including making printables for parents. Please do not share the files – each teacher or therapist in a facility would need to purchase their own files form Teachers Pay Teachers. Follow Jan McCleskey on Teachers Pay Teachers for more fine motor ac[vi[es – all designed to empower teachers and engineer the classroom for fine motor skills development. Products are either developmental in nature for fine motor development, or follow core curriculum themes – with mjul[sensory, adaptable ac[vi[es. Products work well for classrooms, and are also adaptable for students who struggle with fine motor skills.

•  You can find more products (hard copies of handwri[ng products) on Jan’s website at www.TheHandwri[ngClinic.com). Jan does approximately 30 workshops per year na[onwide, on fine motor and handwri[ng skills. Your facility can sponsor one of these hands-‐on, mul[-‐sensory workshops. Informa[on is on The Handwri[ng Clinic website. Jan was a therapist in the schools for 19 years, and currently runs The Handwri[ng Clinic in Plano, Texas – specializing in group classes, tutoring and therapy for fine motor and handwri[ng skills.

•  Thank you for purchasing this kit! Follow Jan McCleskey on Teachers Pay Teachers for more exci[ng fine motor ac[vi[es – most designed to either be a developmental progression of skills, or designed around core curriculum. Get those liVle hands moving through fun, mul[sensory ac[vi[es for the classroom. All products are designed to empower teachers and engineer classrooms on ge=ng liVle hands ready for fine motor skills!

Copyright 2013 Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR Teachers Pay Teachers / The Handwriting Clinic™ -‐ Plano, Tx

Scissors Labs

Preschool/Kindergarten Objec[ves

Fine Motor: -‐ Develop separa[on of the two sides of the hand to have good stability with the 4th/5th fingers (ulnar stabiliza[on) and manipula[on with the thumb, index and 3rd fingers (radial manipula[on) using scissors. -‐ Improve eye hand coordina[on to cut forward, curved and angled lines. -‐ Develop bilateral hand use to hold and cut with scissors -‐ Develop a supinated forearm/ “thumbs up” paVern with scissors skills -‐ Cut simple and complex paths with scissors (forward, curved, angled, complex)

Academic:

-‐ Sequence scissors to cut along a path in order to complete educa[onal ac[vi[es


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