Friday, January 26, 2018

Cutting with scissors and coloring during Centers

We teach children to hold the writing utensil by placing the tool flat and having the child "pinch" the instrument and then flip it over to rest on the thenar space.
Checking his grip on the pencil.
Shortened colored pencils help develop a tripod-grasp.
Snipping paper is a precursor to cutting.
Staff assists children as they learn to cut.  Here is before and below the student is turning her scissors.  
This student is using an appropriate grip on the scissors and his thumb is up.
In this photograph, students are in various stages of completion cutting and coloring a "star" and other children chose to color community helpers-police and fire department employees.

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