{"id":246,"date":"2020-04-16T14:12:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/?p=246"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:12:40","slug":"scissor-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/2020\/04\/16\/scissor-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Scissor Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How to Properly Hold Scissors <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.10.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.10.20-PM.png 648w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.10.20-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.10.20-PM-534x300.png 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always Remember the Three T\u2019s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>TUCK<\/strong>\u2013 tuck your elbow by your side<\/li><li><strong>TOP<\/strong>\u2013 keep you thumb on top<\/li><li><strong>TABLE<\/strong>\u2013 always cut towards the table and away from you<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Scissor skills develop in a sequence: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Holds scissors (1.5-2 years old)<\/strong>: usually held with two hands <\/li><li><strong>Open\/Close scissors (2-2.5 Years old)<\/strong>: Not ready to use with paper but possibly play dough or clay<\/li><li><strong>Random snipping (2-2.5 years old):<\/strong> Can now cut on paper in a random pattern<\/li><li><strong>Controlled snipping (3 years old): <\/strong>cutting in a forward motion with paper <\/li><li><strong>Cutting straight lines (3-3.5 years old):<\/strong> kids now start using their &#8220;helper hand&#8221; to hold paper and cut at the same time. <\/li><li><strong>Cutting curved lines (4 years old)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Cutting simple shapes (4.5-5 years old)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Activities to encourage scissor skills: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tearing paper<\/strong>: Try tearing paper and glueing the pieces on a different sheet of paper to make a picture<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.18.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"250\" data-link=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/?attachment_id=250\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.18.50-PM.png 674w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.18.50-PM-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.18.50-PM-339x300.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.21.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"251\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.21.55-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/?attachment_id=251\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.21.55-PM.png 629w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.21.55-PM-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.21.55-PM-485x300.png 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Play with squirt bottles\/squirt toys<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.30.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"252\" data-link=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/?attachment_id=252\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.30.38-PM.png 353w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.30.38-PM-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.31.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"253\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.31.25-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/?attachment_id=253\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.31.25-PM.png 503w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.31.25-PM-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.31.25-PM-429x300.png 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Use a single hole punch<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Other Scissor Cutting Activities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Snipping Sammy: <\/strong>Grab an old toilet paper or paper towel roll. Give Sammy a haircut<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.41.40-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.41.40-PM.png 668w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.41.40-PM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.41.40-PM-445x300.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Snip &amp; write<\/strong>: Have your child write their name (nice and big). Snip paper and glue on each piece to cover their name. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.48.09-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259\" width=\"254\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.48.09-PM-1.png 401w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.48.09-PM-1-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.47.39-PM-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.47.39-PM-2.png 395w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-12.47.39-PM-2-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Click the downloads below for more advanced cutting skill activities: <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sandera1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3241\/2020\/04\/cut-and-paste-alphabet-apple-tree.pdf\">Cut and Paste Alphabet Tree<\/a><a 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