Summary
In “Zero the Hero (Numberjacks),” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about reciting numbers 0-9 and 9-0. 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
Saying the number names in the right order, and matching one number to each thing, is how we find out how many.
- What were the Numberjacks counting in this episode?
- Did you count along? What number did you reach?
- What number comes next if we keep counting?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: count, number, how many, in order.
Try it: Count a small pile of objects out loud, touching each one once, and write the total.