Click for free book download: bit.ly/drjean_writing_numerals (Children echo each line.) Zero is where it all begins- (Slap thighs to the beat.) Curve down around and up again. Number one is so much fun— Pull straight down and you’ve got a one. Number two is easy to do— Up around down and across makes two. Number three is simple to see— Draw two humps sideways and that’s a three. Number four I do adore— Go down, across, then down some more. We’ve reached five, now let’s not stop— Pull down, circle round, put a hat on top. Number six is easy to fix— Big curve, small loop will give you six. Number seven is really sizzlin’— Straight across, slant down, and that’s a seven. Number eight isn’t very straight— Make “S” then back up for an eight. Number nine I think you’re fine— A loop on top of a long straight line. Number ten we’ve reached the end— Put a one by a zero and count again: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10! Activities: Write numerals in the air as you chant. Make a book similar to the one shown. Make dots on the numerals with glue. Children can trace over the dots as they chant. Squirt shaving cream (non-menthol) on a table or smooth surface. Children can write numerals in the shaving cream as you sing. Make large numerals on a sheet of paper as shown. Place in a clear sheet protector. Children can roll play dough and place it on top of the numeral. Then they can make a set with that many objects. Give children pretzel sticks and pretzel twists. Can they make numerals by nibbling and breaking the pretzels?

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