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Ladybug Spots Counting Activity

by Angela Thayer 7 Comments

I love that it’s finally springtime! We are just starting to notice insects and other creatures crawling outside right now. One of the creatures we notice a lot are ladybugs! My kids love to observe them because they are safe and harmless (a.k.a. not going to sting them!). Since we love ladybugs, I came up with some ladybug activities to do with them. Today’s activity is a Ladybug Spots Counting Activity.

This activity is super simple to do because I provide the printable for you! You just need the following:

  • ladybug printable (download link at the bottom of this post!)
  • black paint
  • paper plate

Squirt some black paint onto a paper plate. Have the child dip a finger into the paint and stamp spots onto the ladybugs.

So how is this educational? This activity works on the skill of one-to-one correspondence. This means counting objects with meaning, or the ability to match one object to one other object. In this case, making the correct number of spots on each ladybug that matches the numeral.

This printable goes from numbers 1-12. Twelve was the highest number because it would be too hard to squeeze anymore dots onto the ladybug! 🙂

I also created a black and white version of this printable, in case you don’t want to print it in color.

This is a simple activity, but it’s fun for the kids! They get to finger paint and you get to see how well they can count, recognize numbers, and practice the skill of one-to-one correspondence.

You can download this printable below.

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If you’re looking for more ladybug activities, make sure to check out these!

Happy Learning!

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Filed Under: Math, Preschool, Printables, Spring Activities Tagged With: counting, ladybugs, one to one correspondence

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  1. lauren @thesmilelines says

    June 2, 2017 at 12:19 pm

    I love that they paint the spots with their fingers! Makes it even more fun! Great ideas! We love springtime too!
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  2. Jen says

    May 9, 2017 at 11:46 pm

    I tried to sign up for the newsletter, but it just kept looping me around when I entered a password. Please advise!

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    • Angela Thayer says

      May 11, 2017 at 5:49 pm

      Oh no! It should subscribe you right away after entering an email address. Can you email me directly so I can help you? angela@teachingmama.org

      Reply
  3. Sharon says

    May 1, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    was unable to print free ladybug activate

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  4. Tammy Kelley says

    April 29, 2017 at 2:58 pm

    This would be great to use with Eric Carle’s The Grouchy Ladybug.

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    • lijuan says

      April 30, 2017 at 9:02 am

      i downloaded the form, but then nothing! HOw can i download the material???

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      • Angela Thayer says

        May 4, 2017 at 2:07 am

        Are you using Adobe? It is a PDF file that should be opened easily. Please email me at angela@teachingmama.org if you have any more problems.

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