Help young learners develop their scissor control, hand strength and fine motor skills with this fun, engaging set of printable cutting practice activities!

Designed to make cutting practice more enjoyable, each activity gives children a simple challenge to complete using scissors. From setting a monkey free to cutting a lion’s mane, the playful themes help motivate children while they practise following different cutting lines and shapes.

What’s Included?

This resource includes:

Cutting Circles – Help set the monkey free by cutting around the circular lines.
Cutting Squares – Help set the monkey free by following the square cutting lines.
Cut My Hair! – Cut along vertical lines to give the character a haircut.
Cut the Grass! – Practise vertical cutting lines to cut the grass.
Cut the Emojis! – Cut around a selection of fun emoji faces.
Cut the Lion’s Mane! – Cut along lines radiating out from the lion to create a mane.
Scissor Champion Certificate – Celebrate children’s progress and reward them for becoming a “scissor pro”! The certificate includes space for the child’s name, teacher signature and date.

Perfect For

• Early Years and KS1
• Fine motor skills practice
• Scissor skills development
• Pencil and tool control preparation
• Continuous provision
• Independent work
• Small-group activities
• Occupational therapy-style fine motor practice
• Early years interventions
• Home learning

The activities provide opportunities to practise straight lines, circles, squares and more varied cutting directions, allowing children to develop their confidence and control as their scissor skills improve.

Print, grab the scissors and let the cutting begin!