Summary
In “How? What? Check!,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about describing and checking solutions. A full episode (~21 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
The Numberjacks solve problems by working out HOW, doing WHAT they planned, and CHECKING the answer makes sense.
- What was the problem the Numberjacks had to solve?
- What steps did they take to solve it?
- How did they check that their answer was right?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: problem, solve, plan, check, answer, step.
Try it: Solve a small maths puzzle, then check it by working it a second, different way.