Summary
In “Being 3,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about things that come in threes. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Every number tells us an exact amount -- the same amount every time we see that numeral.
- Which number was the star of this episode?
- How many things make that number?
- Where do you see that number around the classroom?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: number, numeral, amount, count.
Try it: Draw the episode's number, then draw exactly that many dots beside it.