The Grouchy Ladybug Number Recognition File Folder Game features ladybug-themed number array cards. When your children land on a space on the game board that says card, they will get to pick up a number recognition card with a ladybug grouping or array.

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The printable set includes everything you need for the activity except the dice, a file folder, and game tokens. (Below you will find a list of game token ideas.

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Getting the Grouchy Ladybug Number Recognition File Folder Game ReadyDownloading the Set

First, you will need to download the set.

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Putting the Game Together

• While file folder games tend to last longer when the gameboard is glued to the inside of the folder, you could glue it to the outside.
• The gameboards will also last longer if they are laminated. The gameboards can be laminated attached to the folder or on their own. It is really up to you.
• Library pockets can be attached inside or outside the file folder to hold the game cards. The game cards can also be placed in an envelope glued to the folder.

Building Background

If your children don’t know a lot about ladybugs, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start this game.

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It’s a Good Thing There Are Ladybugs is a non-fiction beginning reader that shares why ladybugs are important.

The book Are You a Ladybug? explores a ladybug’s lifecycle from the ladybug’s point of view.

The Very Lazy Ladybug is filled with repetitive rhymes your children will want to repeat.

How to Play the Game

• First, the game cards will need to be placed upside down on the red square.
• Second, the players will need to select a game piece or token.
• Third, the players will need to roll the die to see who will go first.
• Fourth, the player going first will reroll the die and move forward that many spaces.
• Fifth, if they land on a space that displays the word card they will pick up a card. If it is a card with ladybugs on it, they will tell you how many bugs are on the card. If it is a card with a number on it, they will show several objects that equal that number. Then they will put the card in the used stack.
• Finally, the next player or players will go.

The steps will be repeated until the game is over.