Summary
In “Out of Order,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about putting numbers in sequence. 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
Numbers have a fixed order; we can say them forwards and backwards and spot when one is out of place.
- What went wrong when the numbers were out of order?
- Can you say the numbers backwards like the Numberjacks did?
- Which number was missing or in the wrong place?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: order, sequence, before, after, forwards, backwards.
Try it: Write the numbers 0-10, then say them backwards from 10 to 0.