Collection — 3 lemons — free printable diagram

How many lemons are on this counting card?

There are 3 lemons on this card — three. It is printed with no numeral and no label, so the counting is left to the student.

How many

3

In words

three

Odd or even

odd

One more

4

One less

2

Double

3 + 3 = 6

To make ten

3 + 7 = 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.
• 3 is odd, so this set cannot be split into two equal groups: 3 ÷ 2 gives 1 each with 1 left over.
• 3 and 7 make 10, so pairing this card with a card showing 7 fills a ten frame — the number bond most early number work is built on.