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The children need time to learn how to use the scissors before using them correctly. We cannot deny that learning to use scissors is a task that requires time and patience. But for the task to be easier, there are several activities for the little ones to develop their hand muscles. In aHow we tell you how to teach a child to use scissors in a fun way.
Steps to follow:
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To start the task we can take old magazines and cardboards to make small manual techniques at home. The children can start cutting from the three years oldwhich is when they begin to acquire manual skills and feel the temptation to cut. A scissors without tips, made of plastic and adapted to the hands of the child is the most suitable to start in this activity.
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We must remember that learning is a process that doesn’t happen overnight. The training can start with your child tearing some large pieces of paper with his fingers, making them smaller.
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With the plastic scissors you can cut thin cardboard and paper and also plasticine. To start the children you can use plasticine to make a cut in the middle. This way they can start using the scissors in the right way and in time they will cut in a straight line and make figures.
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After learning how to cut the plasticine, move on to cardboard or cardboard to teach you how to use the scissors. This will continue to increase your child’s skills to become an experienced cutter.
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When she knows how to do the basic cutsMake some drawings on the cardboard in the form of triangles, circles or dolls, so the child can cut out.
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The final step for the child to learn how to cut is to use a normal sheet and draw a straight line so you can hold the scissors without leaving this line.
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Tips
- You must be careful to avoid possible accidents. Also, children should be watched at all times.
