Teaching kiddos how to write numbers correctly can be a fun and engaging activity. Miraculous number writing can happen easily but it takes practice, patience, and time. Kindergarten children should learn to write numbers correctly because it is a foundational skill that will be important throughout their education and daily life. Check out why Number Writing Is Important HERE.
How to Develop Number Writing
Here are some engaging ideas that have helped my kiddos:
1. Provide visual examples: Use charts, posters, and other visual aids to show children what each number looks like. Encourage them to trace the numbers with their fingers or draw them in the air before attempting to write them on paper.
I like to place these posters onto the wall to practice tracing during centers. I love the starting stars and and arrows to help with directionality. You can grab them HERE.
2. Practice tracing and copying: Provide worksheets or activity books that allow children to practice tracing and copying numbers. This will help them develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
I printed the posters and made small booklets for the kiddos to practice. Many times, I use them in guided groups to search for rhyming words, sight words, and choral reading. Then we are getting math and language practice together.
3. Use tactile materials: Provide children with materials such as sandpaper, clay, or textured paper that they can use to trace and form the numbers with their fingers to also work their fine motor skills.
Here you can see a bunch of ones that are sorted with numbers and letters to add some practice with sorting, number formation, and letter identification. Once you teach kiddos how to make a one with a long snake, they can create many numbers and letters in a simple center that required minimal teaching and planning.
📌THIS IMAGE FOR LATER
Teaching Writing Numbers with Tech
4. Break down the numbers: Teach children how to form each number by breaking it down into smaller, simpler shapes. For example, the number 2 can be formed by half a heart, and give it a shoe. Jack Hartmann does a great job doing it in Let’s Learn Our Numbers 0-10.
“Let’s Learn Our Numbers 0-10” is fun with rhymes, but above all the spelling of the number names adds some language skills to your math game.
5. Make it fun: Use games, songs, and other fun activities to make learning how to write numbers a fun and engaging experience for children. Most importantly, this will help keep them motivated and interested in learning. Afterall, practice is important when learning skills. Here are a few of the videos I like to use.
“I Can Write My Numbers” goes through the digits 0-9 because once they learn these, they can write any number.
Here are a few apps or games that are fun by all means check them out:
The foundational skill of number writing is an important skills that kiddos need throughout their education and daily life so it’s important to provide practice that is fun and engaging to develop this essential skill.
I’d love to hear of any ideas that you might have so be sure to comment and share.
💓Debora
