Ordinal Numbers Activity
This ordinal numbers activity has K-2nd grade kids match ladybug number cards to leaf word cards from first to tenth and mark bugs in a parade. Answer key included.
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How to Teach Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers tell the place of something in a line or a list, like first, third and tenth. This Bugged Out ordinal numbers activity helps kindergarten, first grade and second grade students read ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th, match each one to its word, and find a bug by its place in a line.
Using the Bugged Out Cards
Cut apart ten ladybug number cards and ten leaf word cards. Children pick a ladybug card, read the number, such as 7th, and find the leaf card with the matching word, seventh. The cards also make a fun memory game: turn them all face down and flip two at a time to find a ladybug and leaf pair. On the Bug Parade page, the bug next to the leaf is first, and children color, circle and mark bugs by their place in line. It is an easy kindergarten numbers activity for a math center.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover page
- How to Use teacher page
- 10 ladybug number cards (1st to 10th)
- 10 leaf word cards (first to tenth)
- Bug Parade position page
- First grade practice worksheet with a word box
- Answer keys for the card matches, the Bug Parade and the practice page
Why This Activity Helps Kids
First, matching numbers to words helps children read and spell the ordinal words they hear every day. Second, the Bug Parade connects each ordinal number to a real place in a line, which is how children use ordinal numbers when they line up or follow directions. Third, the memory game keeps practice playful, so children want to play again.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the ordinal numbers activity in a small group, at a math center, or as a quick review before lining up. Ask children who is first, fourth or last in a line of friends or toys. At home, families can line up stuffed animals and name each place in order.
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