Over the past couple of weeks, friends have been practicing with scissors and different types of materials to build the muscles in their hands. We began by talking about materials that were appropriate to cut with scissors, as well as materials that aren’t ok to cut with scissors. We also practiced how to use them correctly and safely.
Autumn: Scissors are dangerous for babies.
Diego: My mom, she cut my hair. Not cut hair in here.
Isabella: Go to like, a hair salon or a beauty salon for a haircut.
Nydelyn: You could cut plastic with scissors.
Eli: I know, you can braid your hair but don’t cut your hair.
Trebor: If you cut your finger it’ll so hurt.
Eden: We could cut fabric and flint.
Drew: We could cut pictures of cars.
Frances: We could cut ribbon!
Samantha: We could cut crabs so we can eat them.
Next, friends practiced cutting paper with assorted shapes and lines provided. Depending on their age and experience, children snipped around the outside of paper, were able to cut through the paper, or successfully cut out shapes.
Kwame: Scissors are so powerful. They really can’t stop paper!
Gionni: We have scissors in our class, that’s why we know how to use them. We can cut our drawings out. How can Isaac cut so good when he’s 3? Good job, Isaac!
Stephanie: I did it. I’m happy.
Joelle: Good job, Joelle. I did a good job!
Bella: I did it! My first time using scissors!
Jax: If you can’t do it, you just practice.
Aurora: These scissors make a big mess with the paper.
Kimi: Open, shut, open, shut. You did it, Anders!
Elliott: You could make a truck with these shapes.
Nydelyn: I’m practicing so I get better.
Mileena: I could make a unicorn with this shape. I like scissors. I like cutting things.
Katherine: I cut the diamond!
Leonel: Open, shut, open, shut. I love cutting them small so they are small like babies.
After friends practiced with paper, they were invited to cut playdough. Friends practiced rolling playdough “snakes” and then using dough scissors to cut them. Friends noticed a difference between cutting paper and cutting playdough right away, as both feel different in your hands. Children are very excited to finally have scissors available in the Studio and in their classrooms!
Belen: What? Playdough scissors?
Jax: Cut the snake? I don’t want him to be dead guys!
Torin: Cutting the playdough feels like snow because it feels squishy.
Brandon: Ouch, poor little snake. I cut the big snake to make little snakes.
Julissa: It’s so harder to cut playdough.
Eli: I’m pretending to give the snake a haircut.
Anders: I can roll a snake. I can roll a ball. I can cut a ball. I can cut a snake.
Eva: It’s soft to cut playdough. Sorry snake, I don’t want to cut you but I’m practicing.
Elizabeth: Playdough is harder to cut than the paper.
Mateo: The snake broke and now there are two!
Frances: I’m cutting the snake up because he’s poisonous. I’m cutting you up forever!
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