St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for kids … and a great way to learn a bit about Irish culture. Today, I have some new, free St. Patrick’s Day cutting strips. As usual, the free St. Patrick’s Day cutting strips are an instant download and super easy to prepare.
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Montessori-Inspired Printables at Living Montessori Now
My daughter, Chrissy (a former Montessori child), and I are partnering to bring you a series of Montessori-inspired printables. (Note: Chrissy has some sweet, themed, free 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 8 photographs of St. Patrick’s Day images.
Preschoolers love to learn proper terminology, so I tell you the name of the objects or animals featured whenever I can. I list what each photo is on the credits page.
Free St. Patrick’s Day 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).
Note: Go to the bottom of the post for free cutting strips for a wide variety of themes!
Montessori-Inspired Activity Using the St. Patrick’s Day Cutting Strips
St Patrick’s Day Cutting Strips with Basket
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’m not sure where I got the basket, although the small Multicraft tray would work, too. I’ve always liked Fiskar scissors for kids, which are sharp enough to cut paper easily.
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.
More St. Patrick’s Day Resources
- Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities
- Free St. Patrick’s Day Hat Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)
- Free St. Patrick’s Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Homeschool St. Patrick’s Day
- Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Math Activities at PreK + K Sharing
- 40+ St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tubs
- St. Patrick’s Day Playdough Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities
- Montessori Color Mixing Activities – Rainbows of Color
- Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Printables and Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
- Free Eat-a-Rainbow Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities
- Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Phonics Activities
- Free St. Patrick’s Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- St. Patrick’s Day Cutting Tray with Strings of Beads
- Kids’ St. Patrick’s Day Activities Pinterest Board
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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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