How much cutting is involved for the provider and the child?
Provider There is cutting involved for the provider. For Fireflies™, items to cut include calendar heading and days, alphabet word cards, weather display and pieces, shape, color, and number display pieces, math game pieces, and the weekly family notes. For Buttercups™, providers need to cut the vocabulary cards apart and a few patterns may require cutting. Child Items the children may cut are related to the art projects. Our art materials are not pre-cut. We believe practice with scissors is important for children! Cutting is a fine motor skill that requires time and practice to develop. When designing the program, we are careful to ensure the cutting that the children will be doing is simple, without difficult corners or curves. This also allows the children to be creative. Each child’s project should look different!
