Page 19 - Module 2: Teachers Guide for Getting Ready for Writing PONY

Module 2: Getting Ready for Writing Teacher’s Guide.
IWB000 - Matching Activity - Matching the Animal Characters to their starting shape
Copyright 2018 Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Handwriting Programme
Objective: Cutting out a circle - dashed lines
Lesson Plan:
Learning to hold and handle scissors, whilst coordinating the cutting action to cut out a circle with dashed lines.
1. On a table provide the children with a copy of page 8 and 9 from the Activities Manual or off page IWB111 from the IWB programme and a selection of different scissors, including left and right hand scissors.
2. Demonstrate to the children how to hold and support the scissors in one hand, whilst holding the paper in the other hand.
3. Demonstrate the action of cutting along the edges of the circle and how to support the paper when changing direction.
4. The children can then complete the worksheet independently.
More to Learn:
1. Cutting circles requires consistency in the
ability of the child to adjust and adapt
to the position of the paper and their hands, as well as their cutting skills, which are no longer in straight lines.
2. Encourage the children to cut at the deepest point of the blades, not using the tip of the scissors.
Support:
Use different sized circles to challenge coordination and accuracy. Start by using larger circles and then gradually reduce the size. Monitor the inefficient ‘elbows up’ position and correct as necessary.
© 2016. Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Limited
Motor Skills