Our backyard bird unit has been one of our very favorites. Going on birdwatching nature walks and learning to identify birds and bird sounds has been priceless. These free backyard bird cutting strips are designed to help your child or students develop a love of bird identification, too.
As usual, this printable is an instant download and super easy to download and prepare.
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you). To make the cutting strips extra inviting, they have bird images matching the figures in the Safari Ltd. backyard Birds TOOB.
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).
Montessori-Inspired Printables at Living Montessori Now
My daughter, Christina (a former Montessori child), and I are partnering to bring you a series of Montessori-inspired printables. (Note: Christina has some sweet, themed kids’ fitness printables that are great for homes or classrooms!)
The printables are typically themed and use a number of Montessori principles (although you don’t need to be a Montessori teacher or homeschooler to use them). The cutting strips use photographs or realistic images to emphasize reality. These cutting strips have bird images matching the figures in the Safari Ltd. backyard Birds TOOB.
Preschoolers love to learn proper terminology, so I tell you the name of the objects or animals featured whenever I can.
Free Backyard Bird Cutting Strips
FREE Backyard Bird Cutting Strips
To download, click here and then click on the file image in the upper right corner of the PDF to save to your computer (just choose where you want it saved).
Montessori-Inspired Activities Using the Backyard Bird Cutting Strips
Backyard Bird Cutting Strips with Tray and Safari Ltd Figures
Cutting skills are so important for preschoolers. Two year olds can begin working on them, too. When children are first working on cutting skills, they’ll have an easier time cutting cardstock than paper. So, in the beginning, I recommend printing the strips on cardstock. Printer paper is fine for children with more advanced cutting skills.
I used a small Multicraft tray to hold the cutting strip work. I’ve always used Fiskar scissors for kids, which are sharp enough to cut paper easily. For interest, I added the matching animal figures from the Safari Ltd. backyard Birds TOOB.
For home use with the cutting work, I like to have a small container to catch the paper scraps. I used a small wooden box we had, although you could use any small container. For younger children, I recommend keeping the basket or tray up out of reach when it’s not being used.
For classroom use, you might want to use Ziplock bags to catch the scraps. Children have fun taking their scraps home in a bag … or saving them to paste onto a collage.
A fun activity with the backyard bird cutting strips could be to have the child paste the pieces from a few different strips onto a paper and then have the child hop the bird figures from matching bird image to matching bird image.
MORE BIRD RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
Free Backyard Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Backyard Bird Activities
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The Best Way to Begin Working on Scissor Cutting Skills
Even before using cutting strips, I recommend using an easier object to cut, such as strings of beads. You’ll find lots of tips and ideas for teaching scissor skills in my post on developing scissor cutting skills with Montessori-inspired activities.
More Montessori-Inspired Paper Cutting Activities
You’ll find ideas for home and classroom setups in my post on Montessori-inspired paper cutting activities.
All Our Free Themed Cutting Strips
I’ve arranged the following gallery in alphabetical order. Just click on an image to go to the post with the related free printable!
You can see all our free cutting strips with the latest at the top here.
I hope your child (or students) enjoys using the cutting strips. 🙂
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