These rhymes are excellent to teach the formation of the numbers.

1 Straight down and then you’re done. That’s the way to make a one!

2 Around and back on the railroad track. Two! Two! Two!

3 Around the tree, around the tree. That’s the way to make a three!

4 Down and over and down some more. That’s the way to make a four!

5 Put on a hat. Then take a dive. Make a big round tummy. Now that’s a five! —or—- A little bit down. Circle the drive Put on a hat. That makes a five!

6 Make a loop and then a hoop! Six!

7 Across the sky and down from heaven. That’s the way to make a seven!

8 Make an ‘S’ but do not wait. Go back up and close the gate.

9 Make a hoop and then a line. That’s the way to make a nine!

0 Around, around, around you go. That’s the way to make zero!

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