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Ladybug Roll & Dot – Preschool Math Activity

Allison McDonald — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:14:02 +0000

Make math fun, and it won’t feel intimidating. That has been my mantra forever. I am teaching a multi-age virtual class this year, and the way it works is that we send home asynchronous activities for parents to do with their children and have synchronous lessons twice a week over zoom. This is one of […]

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Ladybug Wings Costume

Allison McDonald — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 07:45:04 +0000

My kids know that I will play along with pretend play. I will press imaginary elevator buttons, have conversations with imaginary friends, and fill a plate for them at the dinner table too. I love pretend play because by playing along I have been invited into my children’s world and have learned things about who […]

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Ladybug Song

Allison McDonald — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:06:01 +0000

I used songs frequently when teaching toddlers and with my own now 18- and 15-year-old children, changing lyrics to meet my own teaching goals. With my daughter, I’d make up songs with words she was working on in speech therapy as a toddler, but I don’t use them nearly enough with my PreK students. So […]

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Make and Count Ladybugs

Allison McDonald — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:41:16 +0000

This number activity combines number recognition, counting and one to one correspondence. All preschool math skills that are the building blocks for learning addition, subtraction and more complicated operations. This activity is easy to make simpler by reducing how many bugs you use, and using smaller numbers. If your child has mastered these skills make […]

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Ladybug Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Allison McDonald — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:09:00 +0000

I am finally updating this ladybug craft for toddlers and preschoolers after almost 20 years. In those years, I have used this bug craft countless times. In my Prek classroom, I use this ladybug craft to help teach math concepts – yes, I’m serious. We talk about the idea of numbers being equal as well […]

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