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Ladybug Math Facts File Folder Game- Addition

May 25, 2023 By Deirdre

This addition file folder game has a ladybug theme. When children land on a space that displays the number card, they will remove a card from the card from the stack. Then they will add the number of dots on both sides of the ladybug together to get a sum. Before they share the sum, you can ask children to share the number sentence represented by the dots. If they share the correct sum, they can move forward with one extra space.

While the directions above are how I thought the game would be played, you can make up your own rules for the game. No matter how you play it, children will have the opportunity to their additional facts.

Getting the Addition File Folder Game Ready

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.

Game Token Ideas

Buttons
Bottle Caps
Small Lids
Small Pebbles
Beads
Old Game Pieces from Other Games
Poker Chips

Downloading the Set

First, you will need to download the set.

Ladybug Math Facts- Addition File Folder Game Download

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

The file folder game tends to last longer when the gameboard is glued to the inside of the folder. However, you could glue it to the outside.
The gameboards will also last longer if they are laminated. The gameboards can be laminated and attached to the folder or used 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.

Rules of the Addition File Folder Game

Children will place a marker (button, bottle cap, bread tag, etc.) on the word Start.
Then they will take turns rolling a single die.
After they roll they will move forward that number of spaces. If the space they land has the word card on it, pick up a ladybug card. Children will share what they think the sum is. A correct sum will be awarded with a move forward one space, If the answer is wrong, it will stay on the card space.
The child who reaches the word End first wins the game.

More Math Games

Jump the Shark Math Games

Ocean Themed Roll and Cover Mats

The Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time File Folder Game

May 23, 2023 By Deirdre

This tells time file folder game has a Grouchy Ladybug theme. The focus on this file folder game is telling time to the hour and half hour. However, using just the hour or half hour cards would be fine. It will be up to you to decide what times you want your children to work on.

If setting the hands on a clock helps your children tell time, you can print out the ladybug clock below. It is part of a set of Telling Time Worksheets with Ladybug.

Getting the Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time File Folder Game

First, you will need to download the set.

The Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time File Folder Game Download

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

Getting the Game Ready to Play

Making the Game Boards Reusable

If you plan on using the game boards over and over again, you may want to laminate them. The boards themselves could be laminated or the boards glued to a folder.

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Selecting Game Tokens

Any of the following objects would make a fun game token. Most of them are probably in your junk drawer or craft space.

Small Erasers
Paper Clips
Buttons
Bottle Caps
Small Pebbles

How to Play the Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time File Folder Game

Children will place a marker (button, bottle cap, bread tag, etc.) on the word Start.
Then they will take turns rolling a single die.
After they roll the will move forward that number of spaces.
When they land has the word card on it, pick up a ladybug time card. If they get the time correct, they will move forward one space. If the answer is wrong, they will stay on the card space.
The child who reaches the word End first wins the game.

Building Background

Before playing the game, you may want to read a book about telling time to your children. Below you will find some of my favorites.

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The book The Grouchy Ladybug inspired this telling time activity. It is a fun way to explore time telling.

The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock follows the mouse all through the day. It doesn’t just focus on climbing up the clock.

This fun book follows a monkey who follows a minute up a tree. It explores time and how it passes.

More Time Activities

Telling Time from Sunrise to Sunset

What Time is it Mr. Hermit Crab Telling Time Worksheets- This set of four telling time worksheets could be explored after reading the book A House for a Hermit Crab

What Time is it Mr. Hermit Crab? Worksheets

Grouchy Ladybug Number Recognition File Folder Game

May 22, 2023 By Deirdre

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.

Poker Chips

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

First, you will need to download the set.

Grouchy Ladybug Number Recognition File Folder Game Download

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

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.

Ladybug Math File Folder Games

May 20, 2023 By Deirdre

Ladybug Math File Folder Games feature two things teachers and parents helping children learn to love. First, they are portable. Children can work on them anywhere they need to. Second, the game pieces and dice are things you already have available to you. There isn’t anything except maybe a file folder you will have to buy if you don’t have them available.

Over five days a different file folder game will be shared on this blog. Links to each of the ladybug math file folder games will be shared on this post. 3 Dinosaurs will also be sharing ladybug activities. The posts from 3 Dinosaurs will be added each day below the activity post link from this blog.

Ladybug Math File Folder Games

The links learning sets for each day will be placed under the day it is shared. First, the set from JDaniel4’s Mom will be listed. The second set for the day will come from 3 Dinosaurs.

Monday

Grouchy Ladybug Number Recognition File Folder Game

Free Ladybug Number Word Counting Book- 3 Dinosaurs

Tuesday

The Grouchy Ladybug Tells Time File Folder Game- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Ladybyg Fine Motor Mat Printables – 3 Dinosaurs

Wednesday

Grouchy Ladybug Tens Fame Adding File Folder Game- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Ladybug Shape Tracing Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Thursday

Ladybug Math Facts- Addition File Folder Game- JDaniel4’s Mom

Friday

Ladybug Math Facts-Subtraction File Folder Game- JDaniel4’s Mom

Downloading and Preparing the File Folder Games

The Ladybug Math File Folder Games are PDFs. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

After printing out each game on a color printer, you will need to glue it into a file folder.

Gathering the Key Pieces

While you have to have dice to play the games, the choices of what game pieces to use will be up to you. Below you will find suggestions of things you could use. Really almost any object could be used for the game. Every child doesn’t even have to select the same type of game piece.

Game Piece Ideas

Buttons
Bottle Caps
Small Lids
Small Pebbles
Beads
Old Game Pieces from Other Games
Poker Chips

More Insect Related Activities

After exploring the new activity set, please take a moment to look at some of the sets previously shared. These sets focus on math concepts too.

Bug and Insect Printables and Activities

Spider Alphabet Match Game

Debugging Algorithm Pages

Butterfly Tangram Mats

I Spy Bee Feelings Pages

The Grouchy Ladybug Hour of Code Algorithm Drawing Page

November 20, 2018 By Deirdre

The Hour of Code is coming up at the beginning of December. While there are a number of online activities you can do with your children, there ways you can celebrate offline. This Grouchy Ladybug drawing page features an algorithm for your children to follow. By the time they have drawn what each block asks them to, they will have an illustration based on the book.

This Hour of Code activity also gives your children a chance to work telling time. Your children will need to draw the minute and hour hand so they point to the correct places on the clock. While it may not take your children an hour, it is a fun way to celebrate the Hour of Code and explore a book that features clocks.

Getting Ready of this Hour of Code Activity

You will need to download a copy of The Grouchy Ladybug Hour of Code Algorithm Drawing Page. It is a PDF file. You will be able to open it in Acrobat Reader.
The drawing page was designed to be printed out of a black and white printer.

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You will also need to have a copy of The Grouchy Ladybug. You will want to read it to your children and have it for them to use a reference for their illustrations. It might be a good idea to have several copies on hand.

Exploring the Grouchy Ladybug Drawing Page

Reading the book to your children or having them read it to themselves is the first thing you will want to do.

Then you will want to walk them through each of the algorithm steps with your children. It will help them start to picture what they will be including in their illustration. If they just read one step at a time and then draw, they could end up squeezing in the animal that is mentioned that time on the clock. You can even tell your children that computer coders plan what they want the code to do before they create the code.

Next, your children can draw what each step in the algorithm asks them to.

Finally, you will want to have your children walk through the algorithm. It is a good idea to double-check and make sure they have completed each step.

If you like this offline Hour of Code activity, here are some more you will love:

Computer Coding Free Printable STEM Activity

STEM Coding for Kids- Building Cup Stacking Algorithms

ABC’s of How to Read Binary with Printable

Building and Walking an Algorithm

Coding the Planets in Order

Life Cycle of a Spider Coding Activity

Plant Growth Coding Sheet

LEGO Algorithm STEM Activity

Making a Coding Quiet Book

Coding a LEGO Maze

Super Hero Computer Coding

Kids Math Games- Ladybug Roll and Cover Math

March 24, 2015 By Deirdre

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My son and I have played a number of kids math games that use dice and a work mat. (The Cat in the Hat Math Mats are one example.) They are such a great way to review skills and explore new ones. This set of ladybug roll and cover mats had us working on adding two and three digits.

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We go back and forth between using dice with dots on them and dice with numbers on them in activities. We have found that the dice with dots on the are easier to count up with , but JDaniel loves a set ofTen Sided Die we have with numbers on them. They get used a lot too. (Recently was introduced to 2-In-1 Dice. Traditional dice with encase in a plastic die. I think they would be great for this activity. We will need to get a set and try them out.) Really any type of dice that display something kids can count on them will do.

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Once you have decided on what type of dice to use for the game, you will need to gather a manipulative you can use to cover each of the ladybug’s number spots. (We invested in a Big Bag of Buttons buttons a few year ago. We have used them for crafts as well as learning activities. I think every family should have a bag of buttons, but I digress.) We used some black buttons and blue buttons for our button bag for this activity.

Hint:
If you don’t have bag of buttons and don’t want to have to buy some, you could use pom-poms or even a round cereal if you like. (While the cereal isn’t black, it maybe something you already have at home that will fit on the number spots.)

Three Kids Math Games You Can Play with the Ladybuh Roll and Cover Math Mats

Game One

A child can roll the dice and add up their sum. If that number hasn’t been covered yet, then they may cover the number with a button. If it is covered, they will need to roll again.

Game Two

Two or more children can play this game. Each child will need their own mat and pile of number covers. They will take turns rolling the one set of dice and adding them to find the sum. The children who are waiting get to see and hear that child’s addition sentence and sum. Hearing someone say the sum may help them figure out that sum when it is their turn.

Game Three

Two children can play with one ladybug roll and cover math mat. Each child can be responsible for covering one side of the ladybug. This game will go much faster than the others due to their being fewer numbers for each child to cover. The children will need to decide at the beginning of the game if they will help each find the sum of a roll if one of them is stumped.