Collection — 9 foxes — free printable diagram

How many foxes are on this counting card?

There are 9 foxes on this card — nine. It is printed with no numeral and no label, so the counting is left to the student.

How many

9

In words

nine

Odd or even

odd

One more

10

One less

8

Double

9 + 9 = 18

To make ten

9 + 1 = 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.
• 9 is odd, so this set cannot be split into two equal groups: 9 ÷ 2 gives 4 each with 1 left over.
• 9 and 1 make 10, so pairing this card with a card showing 1 fills a ten frame — the number bond most early number work is built on.