Why cutting and tearing paper is useful for fine motor development

Contemporary neuropsychological research confirms that visual-motor exercises create functional connections between visual and motor centers in the brain. Paper-ripping and paper-cutting activities stimulate eye-hand coordination in children. As children tear or cut paper along the drawn lines, their brains simultaneously monitor and compare how accurately they follow the line and guide future finger and hand movements. This process strengthens visual-motor integration and control of fine motor and finger movements. The activities and tasks of ripping and cutting paper promote the acquisition and consolidation of basic fine-motor skills, which later play an important role in the development of fine motor, graphomotor, pre-writing and other important skills.

 

Worksheets and exercises in this collection

The exercises in this collection are designed for tearing and/or cutting. When ripping and cutting paper, it is important that the child follows the drawn line as closely as possible. The difficulty of the tasks gradually increases throughout each workbook. The activities at the beginning of each workbook are suitable for tearing, but also for cutting with scissors for children who are less experienced with scissors. The tasks towards the end of the volume are mainly suitable for children who have already mastered cutting with scissors and can adequately control the fine movements of their fingers and hands.

 

Warning

Always supervise children when using scissors.

Children should only cut with scissors when they are able to handle them safely.

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690+ worksheets ... in 5 workbooks

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