Cutting and Scissor skills Occupational therapy Progress monitoring lines shapes

A cutting pack designed to build scissor skills with structure, progression, and purpose.

Support your learners in developing foundational scissor skills with this comprehensive Cutting & Scissor Skills Progress Monitoring Pack—perfect for fine motor warm-ups, therapy goals, or home practice.

With 52 pages of printable cutting paths, including straight lines, curves, circles, squares, and complex shapes, this resource offers clear structure and a progression that makes it easy to track growth over time. Line widths range from ¾” to ⅛”, making it ideal for grading the task to suit beginners through to more advanced cutters.

Use it to build bilateral hand coordination, strengthen fine motor control, and support visual-motor integration—essential for handwriting and classroom readiness.

Ideal for school-based OT, early intervention, clinics, or telehealth!

What's included:

• 52 pages of cutting paths
• Straight lines, curved lines, circles, squares, and complex shapes
• Graded line widths for each path (¾” to ⅛”)
• Progress monitoring sheets for tracking cutting skills
• Printable and reusable—great for individual sessions or programs
• Suitable for laminating or use with cutting paper overlays

🎯 OT Goals and Functional Skills Supported:

• ✋ Fine Motor Skills: Scissor grasp, hand strength, and motor precision
• ✂️ Bilateral Coordination: Coordinated use of both hands during cutting
• 👀 Visual Motor Integration: Eye-hand coordination and spatial awareness
• 📉 Skill Tracking: Monitor and document progress toward cutting goals
• 🧠 Task Grading: Adjust difficulty using line width and shape complexity

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