Building Safe Cutting Skills

Morah Chaya’s plan to help us build proficiency with scissors begins simply with modeling and showing us safe scissors handling. Every time we sit down with a pair of scissors, our teachers ensure we are using the correct grip and are cutting away from ourselves. Morah Chaya begins our cutting progress with simply cutting up strips of paper. This helps us learn control and get a reliable sense for what a successful cut feels like. Starting out basic is by design, the more successful we are in the beginning the more we can build confidence in our own abilities. We will progress from here to cutting longer lines and then to more complex shapes.