The Preschool Homeschool

Preschoolers are fine-tuning their fine motor skills during these years. When homeschooling, it’s important that you remember to use activities that help your child sharpen their fine motor skills. While many of us focus on writing and reading, cutting is also an important skill. When kids learn to control scissors and follow a pattern, they’re learning to control their hands and building their muscles.

There are books on the market full of cutting activities. Kumon is one publisher that puts out a cutting book geared at preschoolers. We just picked up one published by Mead, called “Snip It!” I chose this book because it’s not your typical workbook. I’ve said before we aren’t workbook people, but this book is fun! It includes a handful of black and white sheets in the front that have peel off parts. When you peel it off, the picture is then sticky. Your child then cuts out the corresponding color shapes in the back of the book and sticks it to the picture. This book works on more than just cutting, and that’s why I chose it over a simple book that only has cutting. It reinforces colors, matching skills and cutting.

If your preschooler needs some practice with their cutting skills, print out some from Enchanted Learning. Enchanted Learning Cutting Sheets

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