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 centres 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.

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