Key learning points

1. A numeral is a digit that represents a number.
2. The numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are made using one continuous movement and without lifting your pencil.
3. The numeral 4 needs the pencil lifted to add a second line.
4. The formation of the numeral 10 requires you to lift your pencil as it has two separate digits.
5. The numerals 0 to 10 all sit on the baseline.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Numeral - a symbol or character used to represent a number

• Digit - refers to a single number from 0 to 9, like the digits we use when counting or writing numbers

• Continuous motion - the smooth and uninterrupted motion we make when writing, without lifting our writing tool from the paper