Toddlers and preschoolers are always so eager to learn, but it's important to keep the learning fun. Take a look at all our counting activities which will help your little one learn with a fun, hands-on approach.
This leaf and ladybird number game gets children outdoors as they learn and keeps them active. Hunting games always seem to go down well with little ones and this game was no exception. If your little one is learning their name take a look at our Little Bo Peep Letter Hunt activity.
This leaf and ladybird number game gets children outdoors as they learn and keeps them active. Hunting games always seem to go down well with little ones and this game was no exception. If your little one is learning their name take a look at our Little Bo Peep Letter Hunt activity.
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Learn to Count Ladybird Craft
Ladybird Counting Activity - Supplies:
- Number leaves (printed onto green card)
- 10 red bottle tops (or paint them red)
- A black sharpie
- Laminator (optional)
Preparing the Number Game
Bottle top ladybirds (ladybugs)
To prepare this activity for your toddler or preschooler you will need to make the ladybird craft from 10 red bottle tops. If you don't have any red bottle tops you could paint them red in advance.
Use a black sharpie to turn the red bottle tops into ladybirds. Colour one end of the ladybird in black to create the ladybirds face and then draw a black line down the centre of the bottle top.
Add spots to each ladybird. You need to ensure that each ladybird has a different number of spots 1-10.
Printable Number Leaves
The next thing to do is prepare the numbered leaves. Download the free leaf template and print it out onto green card. There are 10 numbered leaves in the printable set 1-10 and some blank leaves for you to add your own numbers if you would like to work on higher numbers with your child.
Once printed onto green card we recommend laminating the numbered leaves so that you can use them over and over again.
Learn to Count Game
Once you have prepared the bottle top ladybirds and numbered leaves you are ready to set up the game. Hide the ladybirds and numbered leaves outdoors ready for your toddler or preschooler to look for.
Once they have found the leaves and ladybirds they can match the numbered leaves to the ladybirds with a corresponding number of spots. They can then work on ordering numbers by placing them in order 1-10
Harry (aged 3) loved this number game. The best part was going on a hunt to find the ladybirds and leaves. He counted the spots on each ladybird as he found them and tried to read the numbers on the leaves.
He matched each ladybird to the correct leaf. We then moved the leaves around and put them in order 1 -10. We played this game a few times and took it in turns hiding and finding the ladybirds and leaves.
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Enjoy your printable number game!
To download this activity calendar for free add $0 and click on the 'I want this' box below. It may take a moment for the page to load so please be patient.
For personal use only. Not for redistribution. All images are copyrighted. When sharing this printable please link directly to this blog post and not to the PDF. Thank you.
beautyful post
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