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Make Your Own Paper Chains Help the clever little ladybird make paper chains to celebrate her birthday
Cut out the paper chain designs below – don’t forget to ask an adult for help using scissors
Fold the first strip into a ring and glue the ends together
Slide the next strip of paper through the ring and glue the ends together
Repeat until your chain is complete – you might need to print this sheet out a few times to make a chain that is long enough or you could even add your own designs
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Glue the dominoes to a piece of card and your set will be stronger and last longer. Ask an adult to help you cut along the dotted lines.
Dominoes
Domino Rules (two players) 1. Shuffle the dominoes and place them face down on a table or floor. Both players choose one domino and the player who has the most ladybirds on their domino starts the game. 2. Shuffle the dominoes and place them all face down again. Each player chooses seven dominoes. It is important that they do not show their dominoes to each other. 3. Each player takes it in turns to place one domino at a time. Each player must match one of the dominoes in his or her stash to one of the ends of the dominoes already played. For example, if the domino on the end has two ladybirds on it, another domino with two ladybirds must be placed against it. 4. If one player does not have a domino that matches either end of the dominoes already played, he or she is blocked. The other player may continue to place dominoes until the blocked player has a match and can take a turn. 5. When one player runs out of dominoes or both players become blocked, the game is over. The winner is the player who ‘dominoes’ (runs out of dominoes first) or who has the fewest ladybirds on his or her unplayed dominoes.
Illustrations taken from WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2009
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There are 10 ladybirds hidden down on the farm. Can you spot them all?
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Draw the Snuggly Snerd
Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have been tricked into searching for an imaginary bird called the super-duper Snuggly Snerd! Draw what you think the Snerd might look like in the thought bubble.
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Sparkling Stories, Amazing Adventures!
There are 10 ladybirds hidden across London. Can you spot them all?
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Can you draw a line to match each of the zoo animals to their noises? She saw the parks, and the palace too, The she flew off to visit the zoo.
SNAP GROWL ROAR HOWL HUMPH TRUMP, TRUMP, TRUMP LAUGH WHIRR
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Can you match the animals to their shapes?
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Can you help Monkey Joe and the Queen’s corgis to find the bones?
They led the way while the Queen still slept, And they showed young Joe where their bones were kept.
Corgi Holly starts here Corgi Willow starts here
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Test what you have learnt about ladybirds by answering our quiz:
Fun facts about amazing ladybirds
1. What kind of insect is a ladybird?
Ladybirds are small beetles
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