Fall Scissor Activities for the Preschool Classroom

When preschoolers first come into the classroom, they immediately go for the scissors.  We start off the first day of school learning how to use scissors safely and the correct way to hold them.  Fingers in the larger hole and thumb in the smaller hole. Thumb on top and elbow in.  We then just cut strips, lots of strips every day!   Soon they are ready for wider strips and then the fun begins.  Here are a few fall scissor activities that you can do with your preschoolers.

Cutting Practice with Fall Shapes

Cut out apples, leaves, and pumpkins and draw straight, zig-zag, and curved lines for the kids to cut. Download the templates I use to make this an easy prep activity!

Name and Scissor Activities

This apple name activity helps with scissor skills and name recognition.  Get the the editable apple name templates here. 

This pumpkin name activity helps with scissor skills and name recognition. This editable resource can be found in my TPT Store. 

Practice scissor skills and number order with this pumpkin activity.   The templates for this activity can be found in my TPT store here. 

Practice cutting straight lines

To practice straight lines print these pages on colored paper and cut them out.

Fall themed scissor puzzles

These fun fall puzzles can be found in my TPT store.  Have the kids color, cut, and then put together their puzzles!

More scissor practice

Cut out feather shapes and have the kids snip to the line.

Scissor skills strengthen hand muscles, and develop eye-hand coordination and concentration. Once your students learn to use scissors think about all of the fun activities they will be able to do!

Looking for a fun Halloween scissor activity? Try here!

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