How to Use Scissors Cutting Practice Skills Safety School Supplies Social Story

Description

✂️ Build safe scissor habits with stories, practice pages, poems, and crafts! Includes cutting skills, SEL reflection, visuals, and student-friendly cutting expectations.

 

Help your students master how to use scissors safely, confidently, and responsibly with this engaging resource designed for early learners!

This pack includes everything you need to model safe behavior, offer cutting practice with scissors, and connect literacy with hands-on learning—perfect for the first week of school or anytime routines need a refresher.

 

With differentiated practice pages, an original poem, a scissors craft, and SEL visuals, this pack supports a smooth classroom routine while reinforcing how to use school supplies the right way.

 

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✅ What’s Included:

• ✏️ Story Review Pages (differentiated options)
• ✂️ Original Poem: My Scissors
• Reading & Phonics Skills Review Page
• Scissors Craft Template
• Optional Writing Extension Pages + Back Cover
• ✅ Scissors Do/Don’t Poster
• Editable Do/Don’t Poster Template

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Skills Covered:

• How to use scissors safely and respectfully
• Hand strength and fine motor development
• Reading fluency and sight word recognition
• SEL: practicing safety, responsibility, and classroom cooperation

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Standards Alignment (K–2 CCSS):

• RL.K.1 / RL.1.1 / RL.2.1 – Ask and answer questions about text
• RF.K.2 / RF.1.2 / RF.2.3 – Phonological awareness and phonics
• W.K.2 / W.1.2 / W.2.2 – Informational writing and story response
• SL.K.1 / SL.1.1 / SL.2.1 – Engage in collaborative conversations

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What Teachers & Parents Will Love:

• Differentiated for a variety of learning needs
• No-prep and easy to follow
• Aligned with early childhood routines and expectations
• Supports OT and SPED goals for scissor use
• Ready to use for stations, sub plans, or family homework

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Ideas for Using in the Classroom:

• Teach during the first week of school or when introducing scissors
• Pair with a cutting station or scissor safety anchor chart
• Use the craft and writing page for a bulletin board or portfolio
• Include in fine motor centers or SEL small groups

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Ideas for Using at Home:

• Reinforce scissor safety with your child using visual cues
• Use the story and poem as a tool for modeling proper use
• Support fine motor strength with simple cutting activities
• Display the Do/Don’t poster in your home learning space

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Bonus: Digital-Friendly Tools

Google Slides and narrated versions are available (if included in your bundle), making this pack ideal for blended learning or at-home reinforcement.

 

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Also Included In:

• How to Use School Supplies Mega Bundle
• Craft & Poem Display Pack
• Back-to-School Routines + SEL Toolkit

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