Scissor Cutting Practice: Straight and Zigzag Lines
A free printable scissor skills worksheet: six long cutting lines across the page, two straight, three zigzags that get smaller and one castle-top line. Each strip is a different soft color with a little picture at the end, so kids end up with a pile of strips to sort or glue. For preschool and pre-K.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- Vector, prints razor-sharp at any size
- Level
- Pre-K
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable scissor skills worksheet: six long cutting lines across the page, two straight, three zigzags that get smaller and one castle-top line. Each strip is a different soft color with a little picture at the end, so kids end up with a pile of strips to sort or glue. For preschool and pre-K. Little ones can do most of it with crayons, and a grown-up can read the short questions aloud.
Tips for using it
- Sit at a table with feet flat on the floor; good posture makes tracing much easier for little hands.
- Let your child trace the line with a finger first, then with a crayon.
- Praise staying close to the line, not perfection: wobbly is normal at this age.
- For cutting practice, the thumb goes on top of the scissors and the other hand turns the paper, not the scissors.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). It is a vector file, so the lines stay sharp on any printer. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.
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