number poem By Jodie

I have seen this one used in many classrooms. One teacher even wrote each verse on a large cutout of its corresponding number, and another made a book using the verses to send home.

A straight line down is lots of fun
That

is how we make a 1 Around and back on a railroad track 2 2 2 Around the tree, around the tree That is how we make a 3 Down and across and down some more That is how we make a 4 Go down and around and then you stop Finish the 5 with a line on top (Alternate verse for 5: Short neck, tummy fat Number 5 wears a hat) Down to a loop A 6 rolls a hoop Across

the sky and down from heaven
That's the way we make a 7

Make an S but do not wait
Come back up and there's an 8

A hoop at the top and then a line
makes a very handsome 9

A one and zero makes a 10
And that is how our numbers end

Hope this helps!

 

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