Prepare worksheets featuring a snail on the left end of the paper and various destinations, such as a cave, a lake or an apple, on the right end. Connect the snail with each of these destinations using dotted lines of different shapes. For instance, one line can be straight, another can be zigzagged, a third can be wavy and so forth. Distribute the worksheets to children and ask them to trace the lines with their pencil, helping the snail reach its destination.
Draw pictures of objects that feature parts forming lines, such as flowers and their stems or headphones and their cords. Make a copy for each student and distribute them in class. Ask students to use their personal pair of scissors to cut along these lines. Start with pictures depicting straight lines, so that children familiarize with the use of scissors, before moving on to curved lines. Instruct children that they don't have to rush so they can avoid accidents.
Give each student a blank piece of paper and a plastic cup. Show them how to place the cup on the paper, with the open side facing down, and trace around it to create a circle. Afterwards, give children a sheet containing various geometric shapes in red color, such as squares, rectangles, rhombi and triangles. Ask students to find objects around the room that can be used to trace those shapes. The first student to return her sheet, having traced all shapes with her pencil, is the winner.
Create worksheets containing several letters and numbers using dotted lines. Next to each line, form an arrow, guiding the child to cut the line properly. For example, draw a straight arrow pointing upwards next to the straight part of "D" and a curvy arrow, pointing downwards, on the right of the letter. Through this activity, children can improve their cutting skills, while providing a glimpse of the letters and numbers they will learn while attending elementary school.