About this coloring page
Nine is one less than ten. This number 9 coloring page has a big 9, the word nine in bubble letters, and nine space shapes to count, stars and planets taking turns: five stars and four planets. Five sit in the top row and four below, so children can see that nine is just one short of two full rows.
A tic-tac-toe board has nine squares, and a baseball team has nine players on the field. Hold up all ten fingers and fold one down to show nine. To write 9, start with a small circle at the top, going around to the left, then come straight down from its right side. Children sometimes mix 9 up with 6 or with lowercase g, so tracing the big numeral slowly helps the shape stick.
