Cut and Paste Worksheets

These cut and paste worksheets are wonderful for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary aged kids! Using scissors and glue is a fun way for young children to practice fine motor skills.

There is something magical that happens when you combine paper, scissors, and glue. Young children love using these materials!

These worksheets are no prep and so much fun for young children.

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Age Range

• Preschool
• Kindergarten
• Elementary

You can introduce these worksheets once your child is ready to start practicing cutting using scissors. I like starting out with blunt tip kid scissors. Of course, adults supervision is required when little ones are using scissors.

Skills to Practice

• Fine motor skills
• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Cutting Skills
• Pinching and Grasping
• Ordering and Sequencing
• Symmetry

Sometimes the simplest activities are the best ways to practice a variety of skills. Cutting and pasting is a great way for little learners to build fine motor skills.

Learning how to manipulate items using their hands helps little ones develop finger control and hand-eye coordination (source).

Using a glue stick, squeezing a bottle of liquid glue, and picking up small pieces of paper are all ways for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary aged kids to strengthen hand muscles.

As an adult we find these task easy, but for young children they take a great deal of concentration and effort.

Materials

• Plain Printer Paper
• Safety Scissors
• Printer
• Glue Sticks or Liquid Glue
• Coloring Supplies

If your child is just starting to use scissors, they may have a hard time. Learning a new skill takes a lot of practice.

I find these scissors to work well and be comfortable enough for little hands. Sometimes you have to try out a few different types before you find a pair that your kid enjoys using.

Downloadable Worksheets

Each worksheet has dashed lines that your child can cut along. The rectangular shapes are easier for kids to cut out. Your child can color, cut out, then paste the missing half of the insect to complete the picture.

Additional Activities

Check out these additional free printables that your kids can use for cut and paste activities. Some are true cut and paste worksheets while others are coloring pages. Little ones can have fun coloring them first, then cutting them out.

• Rainbows
• Clouds
• Leaves
• Cut and Paste Counting Worksheets

To paste, use glue to stick them onto different types of paper including cardstock, construction paper or even recycled cardboard.

Your kids can even have fun making their own collages! They will love that they get to be creative while coming up with their own unique pieces of art!

Great as independent activities or as a group craft project with a small group of kids.

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These free printable cut and paste worksheets were created by Nature Inspired Learning and are for personal use only for your home, classroom, or public library. All of these free printables are for non-commercial use. See full disclosure.