Free Scissor Skills Practice Pages
Printable guides for holding scissors and first snips, from the first grasp to the first cut.
Scissor skills practice starts before the first cut. Holding the scissors comes first, then the open-and-close motion of a single snip. These free printables show how to hold scissors and how to snip.
How to Hold Scissors: Free Thumbs Up Guide
Thumbs Up with Chop-Chop walks through how to hold scissors, one step at a time. The guide also covers scissor safety.
Free Snipping Practice Sheets
Snipping is the first step in cutting. First Snips with Chop-Chop provides snipping practice that starts with thick lines and moves to thinner ones. It’s the first stage of building scissor skills.
Ready for more cutting practice? The Wynter OT Resources subscription library includes Chop-Chop’s cutting practice cards, plus additional resources to build scissor skills.