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**6-inch line
​**Grass // Snipping skills
Cutting skills developmental norms:
0-3
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Age 1.5 - 2​:
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Scissor interest, learns to hold, open/close w/ 2 hands
Age 2 - 2.5​:
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Open/close scissors w/ 1 hand (not ready to use with paper); Progresses to Snipping
● Age 2.5 - 3​:
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Snipping paper one snip at a time emerges
3-6
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Age 3​:
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Snip with forward progression
Age 3 - 3.5​:
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Stabilize paper with non-dom hand
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Cut straight 6” line, within 1⁄2 ” of the line
Age 4​:
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Cut straight 6” line, within 1⁄4 ” of the line
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Cut on a curved line that is 1/4 inch wide, staying within 1/4 inch of the cutting line
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Cut circle shape (at least 6”), progressing from 1⁄2” to 1/4” from the line
Age 4.5 - 5​:
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Cut square within 1/4” of the line
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Cut triangle (at least 3 inches wide) without assistance, within 1⁄2 inch of the line
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Cut out pictures after demonstration that are at least 6 inches in length and width and whose
outlines are no more than 1⁄4 inch wide, while following the general shape.