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Backyard
Bugs
Math Topic: Place
Value and Number Sense
Grade:
1-3
Materials
Construction paper, markers, self-stick
notes
Setup
Create a backyard garden on the bulletin
board with construction paper or paint.
Cut out 50 ladybug patterns.
Procedure
Each day, put between 1 and 50 ladybugs
in the backyard garden. Ask children to
estimate how many ladybugs are in the
backyard. Have each child write his or
her estimate on a self-stick note. Place
the estimates around the bulletin board.
Then ask children to find ways to count
how many. Compare the exact number to the
estimate.
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