Summary
In “Leap Blob,” the Numberblocks count in equal jumps to skip-count quickly. A full episode (4:45) from the BAFTA-winning maths series — quick to drop into a maths warm-up or centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
“Leap Blob” helps children count in equal jumps to skip-count quickly.
- What size jumps did the Numberblocks count in?
- Why is skip-counting faster than counting by ones?
- Can you keep the pattern going past where they stopped?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: skip-count, jump, equal, multiple, pattern.
Try it: Skip-count out loud by tens to 100, then write the numbers you land on.