You should also try our lovely Ladybird Spots Matching Activity to make sure your children develop their matching skills. The resource includes ten ladybirds cut-outs that can be matched together after counting their number of spots. You can use the activity to teach them about matching, or you can try it during the maths lessons, to make the counting more fun. No preparation is needed for this resource, so it will save you loads of time! You can just print off the pictures and then use them however you choose. The Ladybird Pictures can work well as flashcards or for display. This engaging maths mastery plan Counting Ladybird Spots can be used to help young children practise counting things that can’t be moved.

Peek-a-Bug Insect Alphabet Printable– four abc games to help kids learn their ABCs, match upper and lowercase letters, and more! We have lots of fun maths activities like this ladybird count to 20 activity that will help entertain your little one on a rainy day: Flower Fingerprints Counting Activity - Combine counting with a craft with this flower fingerprints counting task. Learners will see the number on each flower and create fingerprints for petals corresponding to that number. Messy but very fun! What is a ladybird?You could even extend this activity by asking children to pair up insects to make a bigger number. This is a fun and easy way for them to practise addition as well as counting.

Children will practise counting the number of spots on colourful ladybirds. which will give them plenty of opportunities to count up to 10 objects that can’t be moved. There will be lots of opportunities to talk about maths and discuss their thinking. This detailed maths plan describes the adult role in easy-to-follow steps and includes questions to encourage mathematical talk.It's a great way to introduce young children to counting. What's more, pupils will learn how to recognise the value of each number by relating it to the dots, which is super helpful for their future maths learning and development. Other Fun Ladybird Maths Activities for Little Ones Bugs in a Jar Counting Activity - If your learners loved counting the ladybirds' spots, they will love counting the different bugs in the jar with this activity. This ladybird counting activity is perfect for helping your group improve their numeracy skills, which they can do by using these ladybird spots. You can do subtraction or addition sums using the spots on the Ladybird Pictures. As a starter activity, you could mix up the ladybird images and get your kids to make different numbers by putting two or more of the ladybirds together and counting up their spots. If are looking for more bug activities for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners – including lots of free insect printables, you will love these FREE resources:

We have a similar ladybird counting activity hereif you'd like some variety or different illustrations. All our resources are made by teachers, so you can have full confidence that they follow the national curriculum. Looking for similar activities? Have a look at our Caterpillar Fingerprint Counting Activity Sheets. Bug Free printable sight word games is a simple-to-play way to practice sight words with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade studentsThe resource works well as it gives your children a visual aid to benefit their counting, this will aid your visual learners. Having an image in their heads will help your children to improve their ideas of addition and subtraction in a physical space, as they count the spots placed on the ladybird. Help children work on spelling their name with these insect free printable name recognition activities If you want to focus more on subtraction, why not do the same but get them to take away one of the ladybirds to make the number you suggest. Have a look at our Minibeast Themed One Less Counting Activity for more subtraction worksheets. This game includes multiple representations of each number. All of the arrangements require subitising; some may require use of number facts, e.g. 4 + 3 = 7.