 Here's an activity to help a child start learning how to write number symbols. For this you'll need a piece of paper, a light-colored marker or a highlighter and a dark colored pencil or crayon. First, grab your marker or your highlighter and write down the numbers zero to nine on the piece of paper. Make sure the numbers are large enough to fill the entire page. The numbers will look light, but they should be visible enough for the child to see them clearly. When you're done, you can give the child the crayon and say, let's trace some numbers. Can you trace these numbers starting at the top of the paper? You can also ask the child to say each number after they trace it. For example, the child can start tracing the first number and when they're done, say, zero. Then they can trace the next number and say, one. They can continue tracing and saying the number until they get to nine. Tracing single-digit numbers will help a child practice writing number symbols.