Our PreSchool Blog

Today we practiced holding scissors the correct way. Scissor skills are a definite aspect of independence in the classroom and at home. Understanding the correct way helps keep your preschooler safe and strengthens fine motor muscles. Click here for a great video on teaching preschoolers to use scissors.

1. Index and middle fingers in the bottom hole, keep at the bottom.

2. Thumb in the smaller hole always facing up.

3. Use other fingers to support the outside of the scissors while cutting.

Using scissors safely is an extremely important skill to learn in preschool. Working with scissors strengthens fine motor muscles and promotes independence in the classroom. Today we reviewed how to hold scissor safely while we are not using them.

We learned how to hold scissors while we are cutting with them. The way to hold scissors while using them is with the thumb in the top hole always facing up.

The index and middle fingers in the bigger hole on the bottom.

“Two in the bottom, one in the top, CHOP CHOP CHOP!”

Today in preschool we learned how to use scissors safely. Scissor skills are very important in preschool. Understanding the correct way to use scissors is important to stay safe while strengthening fine motor muscles and hand-eye coordination. The preschoolers were so proud of their work today!

A new month means a new theme: Go Green!  As we learn about recycling, the children explore the new activities in each center.  We spent time today learning about the new activities and how they are used.

Throughout the year we have been working on our shapes, along with our fine motor skills.  Today, the children celebrated spring on this beautiful day by cutting out shapes that had spring pictures on them, and then strung them onto yarn.  The children loved creating their very own spring necklaces!

We cut out small and large circles today to create our own African Lion!  It is important for children to be able to successfully use scissors before Kindergarten.  It is not only an independent skill that is used frequently in classrooms, but it is also a precursor to writing.  Strong Fingers=Strong Writers!

The fine motor skills that Creative Tots preschoolers are capable of is impressive!  These boys and girls have begun to master the skill of cutting.  It is not an easy task, but the children are beginning to follow the lines, as well as realize that moving your hand to grasp the paper at better angles makes the cutting easier.  Check out our very own scissor specialists!

Improving our fine motor skills is always an ongoing process.  Today, the children put those skills to work while cutting zig zag lines.  We are working on holding the paper in such a way that it helps guide the scissors along the lines.  The boys and girls did a fantastic job!

Today the children sharpened their scissor skills while cutting out the waves of the ocean.  These tricky turns helped reinforce how to turn the paper to get into difficult spots.  Holding their hands closer to the portion of the paper that is being cut helps with motor control as well.  Creating their own ocean scene challenged their motor skills!