Summary
A step-by-step guide to forming the numerals 1 through 10 correctly. Each number is drawn slowly so children can trace along.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Each number has its own shape. Writing it the same way each time helps everyone read what you wrote.
- Which numbers have straight lines? Which ones have curves?
- Where do you start your pencil when you write the number 2?
- How is writing an 8 different from writing a 3?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: numeral, write, trace, shape.
Try it: Write the numbers 1 to 10 in a row. Circle the one that was trickiest for you.