Today we will be doing some cutting and pasting! In this post, you will find activity sheets with two levels- errorless and advanced. Take your pick! Or both to work on levelling up!
Cut and Paste (errorless)
What is it
Cut and paste farm animals on different scenes according to different shapes.
Teaching objectives
Develop fine motor skills
Cutting along the line
How to use
Cutting
First, get a child-friendly pair of scissors. Make sure it is not too small and not too big. One side should fit the thumb, while the other side fits the index and middle finger. The fit should be SNUG.
Practice cutting straight lines before circles.
If your child is not ready to cut circles, it’s ok! You can model and cut the circles out for him, while he practices waiting.
Pasting
If your child does not know how to apply glue, get a coloured glue stick that will allow him to see the area he is applying the glue to visibly.
Paste the animals you find on the farm. (Comment “Pigs live on the farm”)
Teaching tips
Cutting
Thicken the dotted lines with a marker to provide a more obvious visual prompt with where to cut.
Praise your child for good looking and aiming when cutting!
Pasting
Draw a cross or dot to help child to know where to paste
Praise your child for good listening to your instructions!
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Cut and Paste (advanced)
What is it
Cut and paste the correct farm animals according to the scene.
Teaching objectives
Develop fine motor skills
Cutting along the line
Identifying where animals live
Identifying and matching animal sounds
How to use
Ask “Which animal lives on the farm?”or “Where does this animal live?” before cutting out the correct animal
Praise child for identifying the correct animals that live on the farm
Ask “Which animal makes the sound ‘Moo moo’?” before pasting the animal in the correct barn
You can sing ‘Old MacDonald’ while doing the activity to help your child identify the different animals and the sound they make
Embed more learning opportunities
Receptive language: Give me the glue/ scissors.
Expressive language: What are you doing? (cutting/ pasting)
Following instructions: Get the glue, open the glue, put glue, paste
Requesting: Hold item that child needs to get child to request (I want / Can I have scissors)
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-Specially created by Our Special Story-
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