My First Book Of Cutting (Kumon Workbooks) by Shinobu Akaishi
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Book Reviews of My First Book Of Cutting (Kumon Workbooks)
Book Review: Great book to teach children skills with scissors
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book for my four-year-old son so that he could learn cutting skills that are important in preschool and kindergarten. I had bought this for my older son when he was in kindergarten, and it was so helpful that I decided to get it for my younger son while he was still in preschool. The book shows how to correctly hold scissors. The first lessons start with cutting a few lines vertically from the bottom of the page to the top. The next lessons show how to cut horizontally. They teach the child how to turn the page so that the scissors are always cutting from the bottom to the top (like in the first lessons). That way, the children are adjusting the page and not their hand. The lessons get harder, with learning how to cut spirals and curves. This was a great book that both of my children love.Book Review: Great intro to using scissors!
Summary: 5 Stars
We like the Kumon books very much. We have several including My First Book of Cutting. My 3 year old was evaluated at preschool and did great on everything except cutting, so I immediately ordered this book since he had enjoyed the Tracing and Uppercase Letters workbooks. He loves it! We do 2-3 pages per sitting and he is already getting much better at his cutting skills and we're only about 15 pages into the book.
My only complaint is that it is designed for right-handed cutters since the little arrows & scissors start from the right side of the page. My son is left-handed so I have him flip the paper over so he follows the arrows from left to right instead of vice versa.
Book Review: Kumon Cutting
Summary: 5 Stars
Kumon is quickly becoming a family favorite. My 3 year old love puzzles and the Kumon workbooks are easy to follow, give direction to parents, and make it easy to get the next book in your child's progression.
My 3 year old is telling time by looking at a face clock. I know the Kumon series of books is helping him every day. They are fun and he is eager to learn using them.
My son is 3 and his preschool teachers told the parents in September to start working with the kids on cutting. This Kumon workbook has improved his cutting skills beyond belief. His teachers asked what we were doing with him because his skills surpassed his peers by so much.
Book Review: Original, creative and fun
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3.5 years old and I love this book. The exercises progress from simpler to more challenging helping the child build his/her confidence. A very young child would initially need help with some of the more complex exercises but there is sufficient repetition to make the new skills stick. What's even more important, the exercises are colorful and fun, and one can build great stories around each exercise sheet to keep the child motivated. It's the best set of scissor exercises I found so far (and I shopped far and wide).Book Review: Improved daughter's fine motor skills within a week
Summary: 5 Stars
I know it sounds crazy, but my 3 year old daughter went from scribbling indecipherable pictures to creating defined shapes and drawing actual objects after using this cutting book for a few days in a row last week. I do believe this book and of course, the time my husband spent working with her, have improved her fine motor skills quite noticeably. She also loves it and is now using scissors to cut out pictures for other projects. I highly recommend this book!