A tiger-themed fine motor cutting activity for Lunar New Year.
This fun Year of the Tiger cutting activity will be a hit in your Lunar New Year lessons!
Fine Motor Lunar New Year Activity
This cutting activity is perfect for helping your students develop their fine motor skills. The tiger face provides the perfect lines to follow and the resulting activity will make a striking Year of the Tiger classroom display!
Curriculum Connections for Year of the Tiger
There are many wonderful uses for this activity that extend beyond Lunar New Year!
- Use the tiger stripes as a discussion to open a lesson on symmetry!
- The tiger has many stripes…why? Discuss the tiger’s amazing ability to camouflage itself in a science lesson on animal adaptations.
- This activity is a wonderful way to create some abstract art. What other shapes can you make by cutting?
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