Ladybirds! Matching Numerals 0-10 and Counting Spots

What’s included?

This download includes x3 A4, landscape and potrait pdf sheets including guidance/instructions for use.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in year one as well as older students needing additional learning support.

What’s it for?

This matching resource helps learners build up their on-sight recognition of numerals from 0 to 10 as well as practising counting up to ten items (spots!) using one-to-one correspondence. Learners match numeral cards (from 0 to 10) with the number of spots shown on the ladybirds (displayed on the matching mats).

How to use this resource

1. Choose the challenge level

The two 'Matching mats' can be laminated back-to-back so are always to hand. If your learner needs to switch to a more supported/more challenging version simply by flip the mat over.

Select the mat that best suits your learner's current confidence level:

• Lower level (green border): This mat offers the most support and least challenge as the number of dots pictured on the ladybirds are arranged sequentially, in order.
• Higher level (red border): This mat offers least support and most challenge as the number of dots pictured on the ladybirds are not arranged sequentially, but are organised in random order.

2. Decide the learning focus

Learners match numerals (0-10) shown on the number cards to the ladybird images (their number of spots) displayed on the 'Matching Mats'.

Alternatively you may prefer your learner to match the number of spots to the numerals: Ladybirds! Counting Spots and matching Numerals 0-10

3. Prepare the resource

There are two steps to prepare this resource:

• Preparing the matching cards (numerals)
• Printing and laminating the matching mats (back-to-back is one option to keep these together, in one place, or mats can be laminated separately).

Matching Cards

• Print sheet onto card
• Cut out numeral cards
• Laminate (for increased durability)
• Cut out cards again
• Shuffle cards
• Match cards to the matching mats 'Number Cards' to Ladybird Spot Mats'.

Matching mats

• Print onto card
• Laminate mats, either back-to-back OR separately (whichever works best for you).

Important message…

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