Key learning points

1. The formation of the numerals 6, 7, 8 and 9 can be done with one continuous motion without lifting your pencil.
2. The formation of the numeral 10 requires you to lift your pencil as it has two digits.
3. The numerals 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 all sit between the baseline and the ascender line.

Common misconception

Keywords

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

• 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