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Scissor Skills

Scissor skills for project with multiple pieces

Rubric Code: AX567X3

By otgallatin

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

Scissors skills
	Help me 1 pts	Getting it 2 pts	Almost 3 pts	I Can Do IT 4 pts
Picking up scissors	Help me Child shows lack of initiation of movement to scissors Requires verbal cues and physical cues to put hands in scissors and elbow at side to get ready to cut with thumb up position.	Getting it Child can pick up scissors with hands or fingers incorrectly some of the time. Child requires verbal or physical cues to place hands in scissors and elbow to side some of the time	Almost Child can pick scissors up and put hands/fingers in scissors correctly Child requires verbal cues to keep hand placement or may switch hands often	I Can Do IT Child can pick scissors up and place hands/fingers correctly with thumb up position ready to cut
Following boundaries	Help me Child snips with scissors Child attempts to cut straight line but deviates more than 1/2" or cuts through boundaries without attempting to follow shape.	Getting it Child cuts straight line staying on line within 1/8" Child cuts curved and jagged line deviating from line more than 1/2". Stops cutting to turn paper.	Almost Child cuts gentle curves and jagged lines staying on line within 1/8" Child cuts circle and square shapes deviating more than 1/2". Cuts gentle curves before stopping to adjust hands.	I Can Do IT Child cuts simple and complex shapes staying on line within 1/8". Child rotates hands smoothly together to cut irregular curves/shapes.
Consecutive cutting	Help me Child snips with scissors at edge of paper. Child tears paper with scissors and is unable to push cutting hand forward.	Getting it Child has choppy movements with scissors and begins to push hand forward. Paper may be jagged with many small cuts to trim excess paper.	Almost Child has smooth movements with scissors most of the time Requires verbal cues to keep moving scissors through paper	I Can Do IT Child has smooth consecutive movement with scissors
Helper Hand	Help me Child requires hand over hand to hold paper	Getting it Child requires help with holding paper while cutting most of the time	Almost Child holds the paper while cutting but struggles to turn the paper while cutting shapes/ curved/jagged lines	I Can Do IT Child uses helper hand to stabilize paper while cutting Child turns paper to cut complex shapes or curved lines
Kept track of parts	Help me Child loses or cuts through parts making them unusable on project. Child needs pieces tracked by another person.	Getting it Child drops pieces on floor or in trash, but is able to recover them. Child cuts through parts, but is able to use them for project.	Almost Child controls where paper falls,keeping over table or desk. Child searches for pieces without cues.	I Can Do IT Child has all pieces for project intact and in one place before clearing scraps.

Keywords:

Scissors, fine motor,

Subjects:

Arts and Design

Types:

Assessment

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