When writing the number 1 always start at the top and make a straight line down to the line. It can slope slightly from right to left. Start by tracing over the grey number 1 with your finger, then use a thick crayon to draw over the number. Practise again and again using our other pages on writing the number 1.

When writing the number 2 always start at the top and make a lovely curve round and then along line. Start by tracing over the grey number 2 with your finger, then use a thick crayon to draw over the number. Practise again and again using our other pages on writing the number 2.

The number 4 is one of those numbers which you have to do in two parts. It is also a number which is shown very differently in most texts than when written by hand. Start by tracing over the grey number 4 with your finger, then use a thick crayon to draw over the number. Practise again and again using our other pages on writing the number 4.

There are only ten digits to learn to be able to write any whole number, so by the time you are up to 5 you are half way there. The number 5 starts at the top, moving from right to left before moving down and finally in a neat curve. Start by tracing over the grey number 5 with your finger, then use a thick crayon to draw over the number. Practise again and again using our other pages on writing the number 5.