Cutting Practice
Start at the scissors. Cut on the dashed line. Turn the paper, not the scissors!
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How to do it
- Start at the scissors.
- Cut on the dashed line.
- Turn the paper, not the scissors.
Teaching tip
Thumbs up on the scissors! The helper hand holds and turns the paper.
About this worksheet
Five strips to cut, from straight lines to waves, zigzags and curves.
What kids practice
These sheets build the hand skills underneath neat writing: controlling the pencil, starting letters in the right place, sizing letters on the lines, and copying without losing your place. They help many children, with or without a writing difficulty. They are not a test and not a diagnosis. If writing is very slow, painful or hard to read, ask your child's doctor or school about an occupational therapy evaluation. Only a qualified professional can diagnose dysgraphia.
Watch for
- Erasing over and over. Cross it out once and keep going.
- Copying from far away, like a board across the room. Copying from right above is easier and builds the skill.
- Pushing so hard the pencil tip breaks. A softer pencil and a hand shake-out break help.
- Waiting too long to ask for help. If writing stays very hard all year, an occupational therapist can help a lot.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full handwriting helpers (dysgraphia-friendly) guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
1. Warm-Up StrokesLines, crosses, slants, circles, bumps and zigzags to trace, the strokes that make every letter.
2. Sky, Grass and Ground LettersColor-zoned handwriting lines that show where tall, small and tail letters go.
3. Stay on the RoadFive wide roads to trace, from straight to wavy and zigzag.
4. Stroke Order LettersBig model letters with numbered starting points, then letters to trace and space to write.
5. Letter FamiliesLowercase letters grouped by how they start, like the magic c letters c, a, d, g, o and q.
6. Copy From Right AboveShort words and sentences to copy onto the line right below them.
7. MazesA wide-path maze with a new layout every time you open it.