Numbers and Numerals 0-10

How many noses do you have. One. How many eyes do you have. Two. We can help you answer that. We help you know if you have one yummy cookie or many yummy cookies. We are all around you, helping you count and play every single day. Do you know who we are. Hello. We are your friends, the Numbers.

Once upon a time, a very long, long time ago, people needed us to help them. To count their friends or the berries they picked, they used their fingers, just like you. Later, more than 20,000 years ago, some people made little marks on bones or sticks to keep track of things. It was a long time until clever people in a faraway place called India gave us special shapes around the year 600. You know these shapes. They are 1, 2, 3, and all our friends up to 9. They even invented our super special friend, 0. He looks like a round circle and means 'none'.

Today, you can see us everywhere. We are on the pages of your favorite book, telling you which page to turn to. We are on the buttons of the remote control when you want to watch a show. We are the bright numbers on the candles of your birthday cake. From one little ladybug crawling on a leaf to ten happy toes wiggling in your shoes, we are always here to help you count, play, and explore your amazing world. We are Numbers, and we think counting with you is the most fun thing in the world.