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Fruits Cutting Strips

Fruits Cutting Strips

$2.50 - $2.50
$2.50
$2.50 - $2.50
$2.50

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Fine motor practice for ages 2-5 explores healthy eating with these fruits cutting strips, a printable PDF featuring 4 pages of progressive scissor skill exercises with colorful fruit designs for hand-eye coordination and nutrition-themed practical life work.

📦 What's Included

  • 4 pages of fruit-themed cutting practice
  • Progressive difficulty: Straight lines, curved lines, zigzag patterns, and shaped cuts
  • Fruit themes include: Apples, bananas, strawberries, oranges, and other familiar fruits
  • Multiple strips per page for extended scissor practice
  • Bright, colorful illustrations that appeal to young children

💡 Learning Benefits

  • Build fine motor strength through repeated scissor opening and closing
  • Develop hand-eye coordination by following cutting lines accurately
  • Strengthen bilateral coordination as one hand holds paper while the other cuts
  • Practice concentration and patience through careful line-following
  • Support practical life independence through scissor skill mastery
  • Introduce healthy eating awareness during fine motor activities

🎯 How to Use

  • Print pages on regular paper or light cardstock
  • Start with straight line strips before introducing curves or zigzags
  • Demonstrate proper scissor grip and paper-holding technique first
  • Invite children to cut along lines independently without hand-over-hand guidance
  • Add gluing activity by pasting cut fruit strips onto paper or into nutrition collage
  • Store uncut pages in practical life area with child-safe scissors

✂️ Where This Fits in Practical Life Sequence

Cutting strips follow tearing activities and come before cutting shapes or pictures. Children ready for cutting strips can already open and close scissors with control and understand the concept of following a line. Start with straight lines when scissors are first introduced, typically around age 2.5 or 3. Progress to curved and zigzag lines once straight cutting is mastered. The colorful fruit theme adds visual appeal and nutrition awareness to essential practical life skill development.

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