Dashed lines to cut along, from the scissors to a picture
Make cutting practice pages for small hands. Each row has one dashed line that runs from a pair of scissors to one of our hand-drawn pictures. Choose one kind of line, or a mix that goes from easy to hard.
Your worksheet:
Straight lines come first, then slanted lines, zigzags, bumps, waves and steps. Stay with one kind until it is easy.
The hand that opens and shuts scissors is building the strength and control a pencil needs.
Sit with your child while the scissors are out.
For a child who can open and shut child-safe scissors. Start with straight lines and add the other lines one kind at a time.
Yes. Pick one kind of line in the list.
Yes. The pictures become line drawings your child can color in.
Yes, with no sign-up and no limit.
Name tracing worksheet generatorType a name. Print it in dotted letters with start dots and arrows.
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Tracing worksheet generatorPick letters or the whole alphabet. Dotted letters on lines.
Word tracing worksheet generatorType sight words or spelling words. Trace each one, then write it.
Number tracing generatorNumbers 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or your own, with start dots.
Lined paper generatorPrimary writing paper with a dashed middle line and a picture box.
Worksheet generator: build your ownBuild any page: stack tracing, words, pictures, sentences and math blocks in any order.
CVC word generatorShort a, e, i, o, u, word families, or type your own words: match, missing letter, build, trace.
Sight word worksheet generatorReady lists or type your own words. One page a word: read, trace, write, find, build.
Beginning sounds worksheet generatorCircle the pictures that start with a sound, or cut and sort them.
Decodable sentence generatorSentences by phonics skill, or type your own: read them, cut them into strips, draw them.
Sentence scramble generatorType sentences. Print them mixed up to cut and glue, or to write in order.
Matching worksheet makerDraw-a-line pages: word to picture, capital to small letter, number to count. Or type your own words.
Spelling worksheet generatorType this week’s words: look-cover-write-check, missing letters, scramble, test paper.
Word search maker for kidsType your own words or pick a set. Small grids, big print, picture clues and answer key.
Flashcard makerType your own words or pick a set. Letter, word and picture cards: 4, 6 or 8 on a page.
Bingo card generatorSight word, letter and number bingo, or type your own words: different cards plus calling cards.
Number line generator0 to 10, 0 to 20 or any range: filled in, blank, or with numbers missing.
Ten frame generatorTen frames to count, to fill in, or blank, for numbers to 10 or 20.
Addition and subtraction worksheet generatorAdding and taking away within 5, 10 or 20, with pictures to count.
Reward chart makerSticker charts, weekly charts, reading charts and reading certificates.
Roll and read worksheet generatorA dice reading game: six columns of words from any list, or type your own words.
Word sort generatorCut and paste sorts by word family, vowel or spelling pattern, from our checked word sets.
Number bonds worksheet generatorNumber bonds within 5, 10 or 20, with a part or the whole missing.
Decodable text generator: story sheetsHand-checked stories by level and topic, with picture words and questions. Or type your own.
Reading passage generator with questionsA passage to read with questions and answer lines. Type your own or pick a checked story.
Fluency passage generatorAny passage with a running word count on every line and a box for timed reads.
Mini book maker: fold-up booksOne sheet folds into a little book of 8 pages. A checked story, your own lines, or blank.
Word ladder generatorWord chains where one letter changes each time, ready or typed by you: to write or to read.
Heart word worksheet generatorTricky words with a heart over the part to learn by heart. Ready sets, or type your own words.
Color by sight word generatorColor by code with ready words or words you type, letters, numbers or sums. A hidden shape too.
Dot marker letter and word makerLetters, numbers and words you type, drawn as circles for dot markers, stickers or crayons.
Sight word board game makerA game board with your words on the path. Type your own words, or pick sight words, CVC words or letters.
Name and word mat makerType a name or your own words. A mat to say it, build it with tiles or playdough, trace it and write it.
Playdough letter mat makerBig hollow letters to fill with playdough, with the picture for the sound. Type your own letters or words.
Clip card makerPicture cards with three letters or words to clip with a clothespin. Beginning sounds, CVC words, or type your own words.
Letter sound puzzle makerTwo-piece and three-piece puzzles: letter, picture and word. Only the right pieces fit. Type your own words too.
Word building mat makerPictures or words, empty boxes, and letter tiles to cut out. Ready word sets, or type your own words.
Find the letter worksheet generatorA big shape made of circles. Find every s, or every “the”, and dab it. Type your own letters or words.
Journal page makerDraw and write paper with a picture box and primary lines. Pick a writing prompt or type your own.
Sentence writing paper generatorWriting paper with a checklist for a good sentence: capital letter, finger spaces, end mark.
Pre-writing worksheet generatorPre-writing strokes to trace: straight, slanted, zigzag, bumps and waves, between two pictures.
Morning work generatorOne page a day: the date, a letter, a number and a word of the day. Type your own word or pick a set.
Letter sound checklist makerA letter and sound checklist: big letters for the child, a record sheet for the grown-up.
Sight word checklist makerA sight word tracker with three check boxes for each word. Ready lists, or type your own words.
Reading log makerA reading log with the date, the book, the minutes and a star to color each day.
Bookmark makerFour bookmarks a page: stars to color, what to do when stuck, or words you type or pick.
Phonics flashcard makerCards for sh, ch, th, quiet e and vowel teams, each with a key word. Or type your own patterns.
Alphabet chart makerAn ABC chart with a hand-drawn picture for every letter sound. One page, or two bigger ones.
Task card makerWrite the room: numbered word or picture cards and a recording sheet. Type your own words or pick a set.
I Spy worksheet generatorI Spy pages with pictures, letters or words to find and count. Type your own letters or words.No maker matches that yet. Clear the box to see them all.
“Behind in reading” can mean ten different things, and each one needs different help. Check off what is true for your child. You will see the one thing to work on first, and what can wait.
