Friends, can you think of something else that flies?

[bees buzzing] How about insects?

You know, bugs.

[bugs buzzing] ♪♪♪ I like ladybugs, don't you?

Here's a fun counting game you can make with a little help from a grownup.

First take a paper plate and paint the center red.

Let the paint dry completely and cut out the circle on the bottom of the plate.

You may need a grownup's help for this.

This is what it will look like.

Remember paint, then cut.

It will be a lot less messy.

Then cut a smaller half circle out of black construction paper, and glue the half circle to the back of the red circle, like this.

Then cut a thin black line out of a piece of construction paper and glue it down the middle of the red circle so it looks like this.

You can even use a marker and draw it on if you like.

If you want you can make antenna and legs out of black construction paper as well.

Now if you want this game to last a long time, have an adult take it somewhere and get it laminated.

That means covered in plastic.

It doesn't cost very much but it will make your ladybug a lot stronger.

You'll also need to cut some black dots out of construction paper or you can use buttons if you like.

I've made...

But you could make as many as you want.

These are about the size of a quarter.

Finally you'll need some cards with numbers on them.

I've got... How do you play?

Well, you take the dots and a grownup takes the cards and shuffles them and picks out one and shows it to you.

Then you tell what number it is and put that many dots on the ladybug.

Let's try it.

Let's shuffle up a little bit here.

What number is that?

It's a two.

So I put two dots on the ladybug.

How about that.

Let's try it again.

Okay.

Let's take another number.

This is a number four.

So I'll put four dots on the ladybug.

One...two...three...four.

This is a fun way to learn to count, and it's a game you can make yourself.

Try it and have dots and dots of fun.

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