How to write 16
Sixteen is a 1 and a 6. The 6 is one stroke that curls round into a loop at the bottom, so draw it without lifting the pencil.
Number facts for sixteen
One more than sixteen is 17, and one less is 15. 16 is even, so 16 socks make 8 matching pairs. You can make sixteen as 15 + 1, 14 + 2, 13 + 3 or 12 + 4. It is one ten and 6 ones: a full ten-frame and 6 more. Count on from 16: 17, 18, 19. Count back: 15, 14, 13.
Sixteen in real life
Draw a 4 by 4 grid of squares and count them: sixteen. Colour them in a pattern, or play noughts and crosses on a bigger board.
On this page
A solid 16 with a numbered arrow comes first, then dotted copies, the word "sixteen" and an empty row to write alone. When it feels easy, try 17.