Lesson 1  Red Flag（红旗） 

 

Little red flag, fluttering in the breeze. Red flag is generally square, but its line is smooth and changeable. The flagpole cannot be too thick or too thin, it must be suitable.

 

 

After- class exercise: Triangular Flag（三角旗）

  When you learn to cut paper, you can draw some simple patterns to practice, then cut complicated one. You can learn how to cut circle, flowers and folding etc.

学剪纸时，可先画些简单的图案来练习，然后再剪复杂的图案，在剪刻中体会圆如何剪，花如何剪，如何对折，等等。

 

Lesson 2  Traffic Lights（交通信号灯）

  Go to school happily and go home safely. I know the traffic rule: Stop on the green line and go on the red line. We need to cut a traffic light firstly. Then cut a little car, coach and truck. It must be quite beautiful in a picture.

 

After- class exercise: Little Tea Cup（小茶杯）

  We should draw this little tea cup then cut it. The flowers on it is round. Think: without these patterns, how can we decorate to make it more beautiful?

这个小茶杯要画好再剪，杯身上的花都是圆的。想一想，杯子上不用这个图案，用什么能装饰得更美呢？

Lesson 3  Mushroom House（蘑菇房）

  The upper pattern of the mushroom house is elliptical,and trapezoidal under it. Fold and cut the circle on the roof of the house. Pay attention, the two circles cannot  connect. We can carve the door and window under it, and cut it after folding.

 

 

 

After- class exercise: Watermelon Disc（西瓜瓣）

  We can draw the semicircle then cut the arc after folding. The watermelon seed should be cut about half or carved. The watermelon seed cannot be too big. 

西瓜瓣先画出半圆形，然后对折剪出下面的弧线。西瓜籽用左右对折剪出，或者用刻刀刻；西瓜籽不要画得太大。

 

Lesson 4  Little Bridge（小桥）

  Draw a little bridge and cut it out. How to cut the triangle in it? Right, we need to fold and cut it. We can also use the knife to carve it. Pay attention when we use the knife.

画出小桥，直接剪出。内部的三角图案怎么剪呢？对了，要对折再剪，也可以直接用刻刀刻。但一定要注意用刀的安全哦！

 

 

After- class exercise: Little Building（小楼）

  We can find that some patterns are totally symmetrical, some are partly symmetrical. And this little building is the latter one. It can be easier to cut it after the second folding.

    我们剪纸时发现，有的图案是整个对称的，也有部分对称的，这个小楼就是部分对称的，剪时二次对折比较容易些。

 

 

Lesson 5  The Sun（太阳）

  The forms of paper-cut are: line-board junction, line-line junction, combination of point, line and plane. We can use form the pattern through the comparison of Yin and Yang. This patter is through line-plane junction.

剪纸的表现形式主要有：线面结合、线与线结合、点线面结合等，采用阴阳对比形成图案。这个太阳图案就采用了线面结合方法。

 

 

After- class exercise: Mushroom（蘑菇）

  Is this mushroom symmetrical? Yes or no? Right, the upper part is symmetrical but not in the under part. So we can draw and cut it. It can be easier to fold and cut the circle on the mushroom.

     这个蘑菇是对称的吗?有点像，还不像。对了，上半部分对称，下面不对称，那就画完直接剪吧！蘑菇上的小圆对折再剪比较容易些。

 

Lesson 6  The Moon（月亮）

  Moon hasn’t slept yet, opening its eyes. It must be watching the kids! She will sleep until the kids sleep. The hair of the moon is thin and curly. We must cut it in piece. We cannot be anxious for success. We can only be patient so that we get a good work!

    月亮还没有睡呢，睁着大眼睛，一定是看着小朋友呢！小朋友睡着她才睡。月亮的头发细又曲，需要一根一根地剪，不能急。只有耐心才能剪出好作品哦！

After- class exercise: Banana（香蕉）

  The method of paper-cut is generally drawing the pattern and then using the scissors to cut it. The modeling of this banana is relatively easy, just cut the outline of it.

Lesson 7  The Carrot(萝卜)

The method of cutting single pattern is drawing and then cutting. This carrot is round. We can draw three lines as its leaves, then add two curves. We should fold every leaf and then cut them.

剪单独纹样的方法是先画好再剪。这个萝卜的身子是圆的，先画三条线作它的樱子，再加上两边的曲线即成。剪樱时，每个樱对折再剪。

 

After- class exercise: Eggplant（茄子）

   It is known to everyone that eggplant is purple, but have you ever seen a green one? We should draw an outline of the eggplant and then cut it. We can fold the line about half, then use scissors to cut.

    大家都知道紫色的茄子，你见过绿色的茄子吗？先画好茄子的形状再剪，中间的细线可采用左右对折的方法，先把剪子伸进去再剪。

Lesson 8  The Tropical Fish（热带鱼）

    This tropical fish has oval body and trapezoidal fishtail. We can cut its outline after drawing. The inner vertical line is cut through folding up and down. We can try to design beautiful features on it.

这个热带鱼由椭圆形的身体和梯形的鱼尾构成，画出后直接剪出轮廓，内部的竖线上下对折剪出。试着画画，在鱼儿的身上设计出好看的纹路来。

 

After- class exercise: The Fish Tank（鱼缸）

  We can draw an oval fish tank. Then cut the curves of the fish tank after folding it. It can be more lively if we put a fish in it.

鱼缸用椭圆形画出，缸口弯线留白对折剪出。为了活跃画面，在缸内剪一条小鱼会更生动。

 

 

Lesson 9  The Flying Birds（飞鸟）

  We should draw the head of the bird, then the body, wings and tails. Please think how to decorate the bird more beautiful? For example, we can add regular curves to its wing, or add sawtooth pattern to its tail. Decorate it whatever you think it is beautiful.

    先画小鸟头部，再画身子、翅膀、再加尾巴。小朋友们想一想，怎样才能把鸟儿打扮得更漂亮？比如把翅膀加上规则的波浪线，或者在鸟尾加上规则的波浪线，或者在鸟尾加上锯齿纹。怎么装饰得美就怎么装饰。

After- class exercise: The chick（小鸡）

  The head of the chick is round, so is the body. To make it more vivid, we can leave some space on the wing. It can be more lively and highlight the wing.

    小鸡的头部是圆形的，身子也是圆形的，为了活泼画面：翅膀处留白剪出，既生动又能表现出翅膀。

Lesson 10  The Little Duck（小鸭子）

  The head of the little duck is round. It can be more lively if the body is crescent. We should leave some space on the eyes and wing. Cut it patiently after folding.

     小鸭子的脑袋圆圆的，身体画成月牙形显得更活泼，眼睛和翅膀留白，然后慢慢剪出。

After- class exercise: The Mouse（老鼠）

  The body of this mouse is semicircle. It has round ears and long tails. Pay attention to the feet of the mouse when cutting. Don’t shear its tail!

这只小老鼠身体为半圆形，圆圆的耳朵，尾巴长长的。剪时注意老鼠的脚，要细心剪出，别把老鼠的尾巴剪断哦！

 

Lesson 11  The Whale（鲸鱼）

  We should draw firstly then cut the whale when cutting. It’s easy to draw it. It has semicircle body and triangle tail. Finally we cut two water drop shape.

我们剪鲸鱼时，先画后剪。鲸鱼还是很好画的，半圆的身体，加上一个三角形的鱼尾，再加两个水滴形就可以剪了。

After- class exercise: The Little Rabbit（小白兔）

  We should draw the head and then the body when cutting the rabbit. We should draw the eyes more lively. If you feel difficult, you can cut a circle directly. To decorate it more beautiful, we can cut a thin sawtooth as its long ear. It is more likely to rabbit ears. Let’s have a try!

   画小白兔时，先画头，再加身子。为了生动，白兔的眼睛画了眼仁。如果小朋友们觉得难，可以直接剪个小圆。如果为了装饰效果，把长耳朵的边剪成细细的锯齿，就更像兔耳毛了。试一试吧！

Lesson 12  The Little Squirrel（小松鼠）

   The little squirrel has head, body and tail. We can draw and then cut it. We can add some sawtooth to its tail, or cut the line of the tail in sawtooth pattern to make it more beautiful!

这只小松鼠是由头、身体和大尾巴结成的。画好后直接剪。在尾巴上加一些锯齿纹，或者把尾巴的边缘剪成锯齿就更漂亮了！

 

After- class exercise: Little Bird（小鸟）

  The little bird has head, body and wing. We should draw and then cut it. We can cut the eyes after folding. If we draw the bird bigger, we can design some patterns on its body. That would be more beautiful.

小鸟是由头、翅膀、身体、鸟尾组成的，画好后剪出即可。眼睛对折剪出，如果小鸟画得大一些，身上还可以设计图案，那样会更好看的。

Lesson 13  Buying A Sugar-Coated Berry（买个糖葫芦）

  It’s quite interesting to cut paper cartoon animals. What a love picture if the rabbit eats a sugar-coated berry. Pay attention when we cut the stick of the sugar-coated berry. Don’t shear it! The line of the mustache is quite thin, we can carve it by using the knife.

用剪刀的形式表现卡通动物很有意思，小白兔也要吃糖葫芦，多可爱呀！剪糖葫芦时要小心，不要剪断，胡子的线很细，可用刀刻出。

After- class exercise: Cartoon Rabbit（卡通兔）

  How lovely is the cartoon rabbit. It wears a flower on its head. We can cut the face after folding because the face is symmetrical. Then we can open and cut the flowers.

     卡通兔真可爱，头上还戴着一朵花呢！由于兔脸是对称图案，可以对折剪出，打开后再剪小花。

Lesson 14  The Goldfish（金鱼）

  This goldfish has big eyes, body and tail. We should cut the eyes in line to reflect line-board junction. After carving patterns on its body, we don’t need to add any patterns to its tail. We should pay attention to the correction between line and board.

这条金鱼由三部分组成，即大眼睛、身体、鱼尾。为了体现线面结合，大眼睛用线表达。身体刻了图案后，尾巴没添加图案。小朋友在学剪纸时要注意线与面的对比关系。

After- class exercise: The Duck（鸭子）

  This duck is quite lively. Not only do we carve its outline, but also leave some space on its wing and eyes. The line of the wing is short and curly, we can use knife to carve it.

 

Lesson 15  The Little Cat（小花猫）

  The cat is meowing. It eats the mouse when the mouse appears. After finishing the cat, we can use different paper to cut a mouse to make a cat-catch-mice picture.

小花猫，喵喵叫，见老鼠，要吃掉！我们剪好花猫后，再用不同的纸，剪个老鼠组成一幅猫抓老鼠图。

 

After- class exercise: The Jellyfish（水母）

  This jellyfish has body and tentacles. What color is the jellyfish? Can you say other animals in the sea? The pattern of the body is varied. Can you design a better pattern?

   这是一只水母，由身体和触角组成。水母是什么颜色的呢？你还能说出海洋中其他动物吗?水母的身体图案可以任意装饰,你自己能设计出更好的图案吗?

 

Lesson 16  The Hedgehog(刺猬)

  Paper-cut has a wide variety. Generally speaking, fine arts and process type. The fine arts is delicate and exquisite. The pattern of the fine arts is painting and programming.

剪纸的形式多样,多类繁多.一般可分为美术型和工艺型两种.美术型剪纸精雕细镂,工艺精湛,有绘画化、程式化图案组成等。

 

After- class exercise: The Leaves（叶子）

  To decorate the leaves more beautiful, we usually add different patterns to the lines of the objects. For example, the sawtooth pattern, the wave pattern and spiral pattern. We can use different lines, like long line, short line and curve, etc.

   为了装饰效果，我们往往在物体的边上加上各种不同的纹理，如：锯齿纹、波浪纹、螺旋纹等。还有不同的线，如长线、短线、曲线等等。

Lesson 17  Scored 100（得了100分）

  The girl gets 100 scores in the final exam. She hurriedly go home to tell her mother. We can find that some patterns are totally symmetrical in paper-cut. Some are partly symmetrical. This girl is the latter one.

     期末考试小女孩得了100分，赶紧回家告诉妈妈去。我们发现在剪纸中有的图案是全部对称，有的部分对称。这个女孩就是部分对称。

 

After- class exercise: The Girl（女孩）

  It isn’t difficult to draw a girl, but not easy when we cut it. For example, we should leave some space on her head and face. The space of the eyes is semi-circle. We should use knife to curve the eyelashes. 

    画出女孩的形象并不难，可是剪时就要考虑许多了。如头部和脸的头发处理用留白的方法，眼睛留白处为半圆形，眼睫毛用刻刀刻出来。

 

Lesson 18  Appreciation And Creation（欣赏和创作）

  The little rabbits like carrots. In autumn, the carrots are big. The carrots are red, pink,and green. The rabbits move them home to eat in winter. The rabbit can’t pull it out because the carrot is too big. The rabbit asks friends for help. They all can get carrots.

     小白兔最喜欢吃萝卜了。秋天，地里的萝卜大大的，有红的、粉的、绿的，快来搬回家，等冬天里吃！这个萝卜太大了，小白兔拔也拔不动，叫来了好朋友帮忙。她们一定能把萝卜抬回家的。

After- class exercise: Cut some patterns to make a picture.

剪出几个图案，然后组成一幅画。