Product Description
2005 Finalist for the Association of Educational Publishers’ Distinguished Achievement Award, this workbook gives children the opportunity to practice using scissors accurately. Many children have difficulty cutting exactly on the lines, so this workbook has children begin cutting on thick lines before moving gradually to thinner ones. Children will eventually be comfortable cutting straight lines, curves, and circles, and the practice will help develop their manu… Buy From AMAZON.COM >>
March 9th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I recommend this book for anyone who would like to help their child develop fine motor skills. Make sure to wait till your child is ready to hold the scissors properly and follow instruction before beginning the book. Once the child is ready – you will be surprised how interested in the book they become and how quickly their skills improve. When I looked through the book I thought maybe it was going to move a little too fast, but now I see that it actually improves the child’s skills that quickly!
I bought this book for my daughter when she was almost 3 but discovered she was not quite ready for it. She would not hold the scissors properly and became frustrated when I tried to show her how to hold them so there was no point it doing this book under those circumstances. So instead I provided plain construction paper cut into different shapes and left whole for her to work on her skills individually. Many times she would only cut once into the paper and not want to follow a line into the paper. Then recently (around 3 ½) I re-introduced the book. She made it all the way down the gray lines on the page. I was so proud of her. Then as we did a page a day (sometimes every other day) I couldn’t believe it when a about a week later she was cutting zig zag lines, cutting cut candy bars, and making a bed for a dolly. She looks ahead in the book and is excited about the next projects. The paper is high quality and printed with bright colors. Now when she works on cutting construction paper she can cut out new shapes on her own. I only wish they had an advanced version so she can continue on after she completes this one!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 10:39 am
It was a great book! My 3 year old daughter fell in love with it. Activities are structured – from easy to more difficult tasks. Practicing cutting skills is built on a game-like foundation. I do recommend all parents to buy this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 10:55 am
This book has helped my daughter, who is 4, with her cutting skills very quickly and gave her confidence. She was having trouble using her scissors at preschool and experiencing real frustration. We started on the first page and she ASKED to do the next 5 pages in the same sitting. I know it sounds like an infomercial, but her teachers noticed a difference after doing just those first 6 pages!
This book works its way from straight lines to the trickier curved lines. The pictures are bright and colorful, but simple enough so they don’t overwhelm. The cutting lines are thick so they are easier to follow.
More advice with helping a child learn to use scissors: have them TURN THE PAPER as they cut instead of trying to turn their scissors- this was a HUGE help; buy the name brand kid’s scissors- they work better.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 11:00 am
I know it sounds crazy, but my 3 year old daughter went from scribbling indecipherable pictures to creating defined shapes and drawing actual objects after using this cutting book for a few days in a row last week. I do believe this book and of course, the time my husband spent working with her, have improved her fine motor skills quite noticeably. She also loves it and is now using scissors to cut out pictures for other projects. I highly recommend this book!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 9th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
My daughter is 4 and just finished this book. She LOVED it would try to get out of meals early so she could go cut! She was slow to start but all of a sudden it “clicked” for her and I am so proud that she made it look easy towards the end. Maybe she has my art teacher gene!? I am hoping! My only complaint is that it is easier for the child to cut once the page is separate from the book and there are no perforated edges to tear the individual pages out. I had to basically break the binding to get the pages out and getting them out without tearing into the content of the page seemed challenging for me! Why don’t they have perforated pages?? Other than that, the book gets an A+.
Rating: 4 / 5