Christmas Paper Chains

Paper chains with various patterns for children to colour and stick.

Cutting with scissors is a valuable activity for young children and provides a range of developmental benefits:

Fine Motor Skill Development: Cutting requires children to use the small muscles in their hands to open and close the scissors. This action strengthens these muscles, improving dexterity and coordination, which are essential for tasks like writing, tying shoelaces, and buttoning clothes.

Hand-Eye Coordination: Cutting demands precise hand-eye coordination. Children must guide the scissors along a specific line or shape, which helps them develop the ability to coordinate their visual perception with their hand movements.

Bilateral Coordination: Using scissors involves using both hands in a coordinated way: one hand holds and manipulates the paper while the other operates the scissors. This bilateral coordination is crucial for skills like typing, playing certain musical instruments, and many sports.

Focus and Concentration: Like colouring, cutting is an activity that requires sustained attention and concentration. Children learn to focus on the task at hand, which can improve their ability to concentrate in other areas.

Cognitive Skills: Cutting can help develop cognitive skills such as planning and problem-solving. Children must think about the shape they want to cut and the best way to achieve it, which involves planning, spatial reasoning, and decision-making.

Creativity and Imagination: Cutting can be a highly creative activity. Children can cut out shapes to create collages, crafts, or their own unique designs, allowing them to express themselves creatively.

Independence and Self-Esteem: Successfully cutting shapes or following a line gives children a sense of accomplishment and independence. This success can boost their self-esteem and encourage them to take on new challenges.

All our planning has been carefully created by experienced qualified primary school teachers with QTS therefore you can be sure that your planning will achieve your outcomes and aims.

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    05/31/2022
    Yasmine
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    Beautiful

    These are beautifully made and really useful for extending my more able.

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    05/28/2022
    Emma B.
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    Amazing

    This training was fantastic. Really made me think and reflect on ways to improve. Just brilliantly honest and straight to the point.

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    05/19/2022
    Charlotte K.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Phonics Phase 1 planning

    This is great we have printed it out and we use daily for the Nursery children for a short Phonics activity. It has saved me loads of time and is really well thought out and each activity is clearly explained so the staff know what to do. Each time they teach Phonics they are becoming more confident with presenting.

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    05/08/2022
    Miss G.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Great Help

    This is so helpful to give to parents. A great help. Thanks

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    Mary
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    Wow wow wow

    This is so amazing thank you so much for making plans appropriate for Early Years!

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    03/14/2022
    jane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Great understanding of phonics

    Very please with my purchase, brilliant phonics activities.

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    02/28/2022
    Alice C.
    Canada Canada

    Sample

    Hi I am interested in purchasing just this resource, however, I cannot read the sample page very well. Is it possible to see a clearer picture of the sample page to help me determine whether I want to purchase a membership?

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    01/03/2022
    amy
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    A Great Help - Thanks.

    Really helpful planning - good ideas.

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    11/23/2021
    Jill.R
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    Helpful Phonics

    Great Book, really helpful phonics planning. Would definitely recommend when teaching phonics to children.

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    09/20/2021
    Mrs C.
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    Phonics 1 book

    Highly recommend this informative phonics book. Everything you need to know about phase 1 and explained in good detail.

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