Number 12 — twelve. A 1 and a swan-curved 2 to color, plus twelve hearts arranged five, five, and two. Kids trace 12 down two rows, write it on their own, and trace the word twelve.
Twelve pairs the easy straight 1 with the swan-curved 2, so it recycles two shapes kids already know. Saying the digits as they are written — one, two — keeps the order straight. The twelve hearts are arranged five, five, and two, a layout that quietly teaches counting past ten as a full group of ten plus two extra.
Extension: twelve is a dozen, the number eggs come in, so draw an egg carton in the margin and put a heart in each of its twelve spots. Then count the numbers on a clock from 1 to 12 and finish back at the top — twelve is where the clock starts over.
