1-digit system

The number-shape-system is very popular and very good for beginners. It is partly based on visual similarities between digits and objects and on associations.
We use the image of a tree to reflect one because a tree looks similar to the number 1. For two we use the image of a swan which is swimming on the lake like a two. For three we use a trident because it is a three-pronged spear. For four we can use a chair with four legs. For five we use, of course, a hand. For six we use a dice because it has six sides and six is the highest score. For seven we use a dwarf from the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The number eight looks like a snowman which consists of two balls. For nine we take a balloon on the basis of the song "99 Red Balloons". The zero looks like an egg.
Number | Picture | Picture | Explanation |
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1 | Tree | ![]() |
A trunk |
2 | Swan | ![]() |
When the swan swims from the right to the left, it looks like a 2. |
3 | Trident | ![]() |
How many prongs does a trident have? |
4 | Chair | ![]() |
How many legs does a chair have? |
5 | Hand | ![]() |
How many fingers does a hand have? |
6 | Dice | ![]() |
How many sides does a dice have or what is the highest number? |
7 | Dwarf | ![]() |
How many dwarfs play in the fairy tale? |
8 | Snowman | ![]() |
Consisting of 2 balls that look like an 8? |
9 | Balloon | ![]() |
How many red balloons Nena described in her song? |
0 | Egg | ![]() |
Looks like a Zero. |
Beginners can find this list under "My memocamp".