Teaching Numbers

Here is something my friend Julia shared with me from her nephew's montessori class:

One is fun.

Round and back on the railroad track. 2-2-2

Round the tree, round the tree, that's how we make number 3.

down and over, down some more. That's how we make number 4.

Down and around with a flag on top. 5-5-5

A line and a loop, six makes a hoop.

Across the sky, down from heaven. That's how we make number 7.

We make an S, do not wait, climb back up and make and 8.

A loop and a line make number 9.

Straight line down, circle we bend. That's how we make number 10.

Isn't that fun?