Collection — 8 carrots — free printable diagram

How many carrots are on this counting card?

There are 8 carrots on this card — eight. It is printed with no numeral and no label, so the counting is left to the student.

How many

8

In words

eight

Odd or even

even

One more

9

One less

7

Double

8 + 8 = 16

To make ten

8 + 2 = 10

• Past about five objects most students have to count rather than just see how many, so watch how they do it: touching or moving each one as they say the number is what stops an object being counted twice or missed altogether.
• The card carries no numeral and no label, so the same picture works as a counting task, as a "write the numeral" task, or as a quick check of whether a student can count a set reliably and say how many without recounting.
• 8 is even, so this set can be shared equally between two: 8 ÷ 2 = 4 each, with none left over.
• 8 and 2 make 10, so pairing this card with a card showing 2 fills a ten frame — the number bond most early number work is built on.