In year 1 children most children will have been writing single digit numbers in words. As they come across  larger numbers more idiosyncrasies creep into our spelling, making them trickier. Rules do not appear to follow. For example: fourteen is spelt with a ‘u’ but forty is not. I don’t know why, but it does [...]

We all know adults who write numbers in weird and wonderful ways, which often makes the numbers difficult to read. It’s vital that your child learns the correct way to form his or her numbers, where to start, and in which direction to move the pencil. There are only ten digits to learn to be [...]

An extension to the current writing number activity, now with the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. This gives you a quick way to show how the numbers are written to your child and goes particularly well with the other writing numbers as digits worksheets. Play the Writing Numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and [...]