Number Rhymes

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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