Numeral Writing Rhymes
Zero
Curve from the top, be a hero
Close the loop and make a zero.
One
Top to bottom then you’re done.
You just wrote the number one.
Two
Half a moon, there’s more to do.
Slide to the right. Now that’s a two.
Three
Backward C, backward C
And that is how you make a three.
Four
Down and over, down once more.
That is how you make a four.
Five
Short neck, big fat tummy.
Put his hat on. Five sure looks funny!
Six
Monkey’s tail needs a fix.
Come around and make a six.
Seven
Across the sky and down from heaven.
That is how we make a seven.
Eight
Make an “S” and do not wait!
Go right back up and that’s an eight.
Nine
Draw a loop. Now make a line.
That’s the way we make a nine.
Zero
Curve from the top, be a hero
Close the loop and make a zero.
One
Top to bottom then you’re done.
You just wrote the number one.
Two
Half a moon, there’s more to do.
Slide to the right. Now that’s a two.
Three
Backward C, backward C
And that is how you make a three.
Four
Down and over, down once more.
That is how you make a four.
Five
Short neck, big fat tummy.
Put his hat on. Five sure looks funny!
Six
Monkey’s tail needs a fix.
Come around and make a six.
Seven
Across the sky and down from heaven.
That is how we make a seven.
Eight
Make an “S” and do not wait!
Go right back up and that’s an eight.
Nine
Draw a loop. Now make a line.
That’s the way we make a nine.