Summary
In “Nine Lives,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about multiples of 3 and square numbers. 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
When things come in equal groups we can count the groups in jumps instead of counting every one -- the idea behind multiplying.
- How big was each group in the episode?
- How many groups were there, and how many altogether?
- Is counting in groups faster than counting by ones?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: group, equal, multiple, count in, altogether.
Try it: Make four groups of 2 counters and count in twos to find the total.