Collection — 1 chicken — free printable diagram

This counting card shows 1 chicken

There is 1 chicken on this card — one. It is printed with no numeral and no label, so the counting is left to the student.

How many

1

In words

one

Odd or even

odd

One more

2

One less

0

Double

1 + 1 = 2

To make ten

1 + 9 = 10

• Up to about five objects can usually be recognised at a glance, without counting them one at a time — that is called subitising. Show the card for a second, cover it, and ask how many: a student who answers straight away is subitising, and one who needs to see it again is still counting.
• 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.
• 1 and 9 make 10, so pairing this card with a card showing 9 fills a ten frame — the number bond most early number work is built on.