Cutting workshop

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• formulate hypotheses on the use of the object (mobilize one's knowledge)

• acquire a precise vocabulary (name the different parts and their function)

• use the object, practice cutting by placing the fingers correctly

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First session :

Arrange the scissors on the table 

-> what is it called?

-> what is it for?

-> how do you use it?

 

Name the different parts of the object, explaining their function

• blades for cutting

• the rings to place his fingers (the thumb and the middle finger, the index finger placed below)

       

 

Next sessions:    Practice cutting

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Some activities to develop cutting skills

• Cut pieces of modeling clay

• Cut strips of cardboard packaging (cereals, etc.) with a single scissor stroke

• Cut wider strips - multiple snips

• Cutting in the length - displacement of the other hand

• Use of less rigid cardboard (cartoline - canson paper, etc.)

• Paper cutting (thin strips, wide strips, more or less wide lengths, simple shapes, complex shapes, word labels, etc.)

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Help: stick a sticker on the thumbnail to get the students used to positioning the wrist correctly