My Name Is I Am Learning To Write Numbers In Order.

My name isI am learning to writenumbers in order.

Dear FamilyYour child is working on writing numbers in order. Usethe activities on pages 2–11 to help your child write numbers.Use the following numbers as a guide for how the numbersyour child writes should look.Here are some other daily activities to try with your child: Use dotted lines to write the numbers 0–9 on a sheetof paper. Tell your child that the lines are a railroad track andthe pencil is the train. Have your child try to keep the trainon the track while tracing each number. Leave blanks for missing numbers as you write thenumbers 0–9 in order on a sheet of paper. Have your childwrite the missing numbers. Use paint, markers, chalk, or crayons to makepracticing writing numbers more fun. You might also let yourchild write the numbers in shaving cream, sand, or pudding! Have your child make a number chart on a large pieceof paper. Have your child decorate the chart. Hang it in aplace where it can be seen (on the refrigerator door, or onyour child’s bedroom door). Make a set of number cards 0–9 out of index cards.Show your child a number, and have your child write thenumber that comes before and the number that comes afterthat number. Read books with your child about numbers. Here aresome books that you might find at your local library:One Lighthouse, One Moon, by Anita Lobel.I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art, by Lucy Micklethwait.One Gorilla: A Counting Book, by Atsuko Morozumi.Cover photo: Diamond Images/Shutterstock.comIllustration: Michelle Dorenkamp, page 3ISBN 978-0-7609-5381-5 2009—Curriculum Associates, LLCNorth Billerica, MA 01862No part of this book may be reproduced by any meanswithout written permission from the publisher.All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Helpful Hints1. Trace the Numbers4. Numbers Can Look DifferentTo help your child learn to write numbers correctly, haveSome numbers can be written in more than one way.your child trace numbers on page 9. Be sure to follow theFor example,or 4.arrows on the numbers.5. Use a Number Chart2. Copy the NumbersOnce your child can trace numbers on page 9, have yournumber chart on page 13. Your child can trace the numberchild copy them on the lines.with her finger a few times before writing the number.3. Write the NumbersWhen your child can copy numbers, have your child writethe numbers in order.1To help your child learn to write numbers to 50, display the

ActivitiesActivity 1Numbers Out of OrderWhat You’ll Need: Number cardsWhat You’ll Need: Number cardsPlace number cards in order on the table. Place one or twonumbers out of order.Give your child a set of number cards. Have your child putthe number cards in the correct order on a table. After thenumbers are in order, have your child point to eachnumber and say its name.Ask your child to look carefully at the numbers and decide ifthe numbers are in order. Have your child put the numbercards in the correct order.You can also use magnetic numbers on a magnetic board.2Activity 2 Number Cards

Activity 3I Am Thinking of . . .What You’ll Need: My Number Chart on page 13Use the number chart on page 13. Have your child readthe numbers as you point to them in order. Then pointto out-of-order numbers, and have your child readthose numbers.Next, tell your child that you are going to think of a numberand give them clues about it. Tell your child numbers thatcome before and after the number you are thinking of.For example, say, “I am thinking of a number that comesafter 4 but before 10.” Ask your child to guess whatnumber you are thinking of. Give clues until your childguesses the correct number.3

Activity 4Dot-to-Dot Under the SeaOn page 5, have your child put a pencil on the dotnext to the number 1 and draw a line from that dotto the dot next to the number 2. Have your childmove from dot-to-dot in numerical order, tocomplete the picture. Count aloud together from1–20 as your child completes the picture. Haveyour child color the picture when finishedconnecting the dots.4

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Activity 5Outback Dot-to-Dot FunOn page 7, have your child put a pencil on the dotnext to the number 1 and draw a line from that dotto the dot next to the number 2. Have your childmove from dot-to-dot in numerical order, tocomplete the picture. Count aloud together from1–20. Have your child color the picture whenfinished connecting the dots.6

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Activity 6Let’s Write Numbers 0–9On page 9, have your child trace the first numberseveral times. Make sure that your child is tracingin the correct direction. After your child can tracethe number, ask your child to copy the numberon the blank lines.Then have your child practice writing the numbersfrom memory on lined paper.8

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Activity 7Let’s Write Numbers 1–50Look at page 11. Have your child trace the numbersshown. Then have your child fill in the missing numbers.10

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One Gorilla: A Counting Book, by Atsuko Morozumi. Dear Family. 1 1. Trace the Numbers To help your child learn to write numbers correctly, have . Activity 7 Let’s Write Numbers 1–50 Look at page 11. Have your child trace the numbers shown. Then have your child fill in the missing numbers. 10. 11. 13 My Number Chart. 11379.1 WRITES NUMBERS .