Darya has a very playful take on a list poem about numbers. She’s a fourth grader in Mr. Yates room.
Math Numbers
Math numbers
When you look away
Numbers talk sometimes
5 says to 2 you are a copy-catter you’re just like me but upside-down.
1 says I’m the best I’m first
Math numbers
0 is a cry baby it doesn’t want to be
0 it wants to be 100
Math numbers
10 says I’m bigger than 1
I’m 1 and 0
Math numbers
6 says I’m strong
3 says I’m lucky
Math numbers
When you turn to the numbers again
You add 5+2
You turn around
5 and 2 are even madder
5 says you made me 7
7 is really mean
2 says you made me odd
I don’t like being odd
Math numbers
7 says I’m royalty
Everyone knows
So you better stop arguing
Math numbers
9 says I’m always angry at everyone
4 says I’m 2+2 2 is cool
I like 2 a lot
Math numbers
-darya4th grade