Giraffe Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers
Assembling a giraffe from separate cut-out parts and gluing them onto a background gives children practice with proportion and placement — a giraffe's long neck and small head need to be positioned correctly relative to its body — which is a slightly more advanced spatial task than assembling rounder, simpler animals. This craft at ages 3-5 builds scissor control alongside basic animal knowledge.
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Preschool Scissor Skills Activity Book: Fine Motor & Craft Fun for Ages 3-6
This is page 20 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6
Curriculum
- Fine Motor > Scissor Skills & Cutting
How to use this worksheet
Cut out the giraffe parts along the dotted lines, including the long neck piece. Glue the parts onto the red background provided, starting with the body and adding the neck, head, and legs in the correct positions as shown in the example. Encourage your child to check the proportions against the example picture before gluing each piece down. Let them add spots or extra details with crayons or markers once the giraffe is assembled.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons or Markers
Extension activities
- 1Talk about why giraffes have such long necks and what they use them for.
- 2Draw a background scene of tall trees for the giraffe to reach its neck into.
- 3Make a simple giraffe mask out of paper and wear it during pretend play.
- 4Compare the giraffe's height to other animals using pictures or a size-comparison book.
- 5Read a short book about giraffes or watch a brief video about their life in the wild.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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