Fine Motor Skills Practice: Pencil Control and Scissor Skills

Before letters come lines, and before neat handwriting comes a strong little hand. These pages build pencil control and scissor skills 1 stroke at a time.

These fine motor skills practice pages build pencil control and scissor skills before students dive into writing. Students trace lines, curves, circles, and letter strokes, then cut along straight, curved, and zig-zag lines and around simple shapes. Cute rockets, balloons, crabs, and hearts keep little hands working. Put the pages together with the notebook cover for a fine motor notebook students keep all year.

What is in it

• Blank and editable Fine Motor Notebook covers
• Prewriting pages: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and curved lines, circles, and letter strokes
• Cutting pages: straight, curved, and zig-zag lines
• Cutting shapes: circles, ovals, hearts, triangles, squares, diamonds, and stars
• 69 pages total

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Skills it builds

• Pencil grip and pencil control
• Prewriting strokes for letters and numbers
• Scissor skills and cutting on a line
• Hand strength and fine motor skills

Where it fits

• Morning work and early finishers
• OT, small groups, and intervention
• Send-home practice
• Pre-K and kindergarten classrooms

What teachers are saying

It holds 4.83 stars from 65 ratings.

"Straightforward activity for fine motor/scissor practice. Easy to implement and saved me a bunch of time - thank you!"

"We love these. My student's especially loved the rocketship, balloons, and crab pages."

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Strong hands first

Print a notebook for each child and watch their lines get steadier every week.

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Made by a teacher who's been right where you are.

Jessica Ann Stanford, Teachers Follow Teachers