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Numberblocks – Series 1

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Numberblocks – Series 1

Series 1, Episodes 1-15

Numberblocks – Series 1

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Series 1, Episode 1: “One”

A little block falls out of the sky, meets her numberling and discovers one wonderful world, singing and counting to one. Mathematics: Introduction to the number 1 Counting to 1

Series 1, Episode 2: “Another One”

One discovers it's tricky to play tennis when you're the only block in the world. She bumps into a magic mirror and meets Another One − and they join forces to make Two. Mathematics: – Introduction to the number 2 – 2 is one more than 1

Series 1, Episode 3: “Two”

Two finds a pair of magic dancing shoes and shows One that everything is better with two, singing and counting things that belong in pairs. Mathematics: Counting to 2 The ‘twoness’ of 2

Series 1, Episode 4: “Three”

Three arrives with a bang − and a song-and-dance about her favourite number: 1, 2, 3, Everybody Look at Me! Mathematics: Introduction to the number 3 3 is one more than 2

Series 1, Episode 5: “One, Two, Three!”

Three does magic tricks with apples to show the others who goes first, who's biggest and how to surprise your number friends. Mathematics: Counting up to 3 Comparing numbers 1,2 and 3 – ‘bigger’ and ‘smaller’ Ordering numbers 1 to 3 3 is made up of 2 and 1

Series 1, Episode 6: “Four”

Four is the new block on the block and he can’t wait to share how much he loves to be square! Mathematics: Meet Four 4 is one more than 3 Counting to 4 The structure of 4 as a square number Recognition of 4 items without counting (subitising)

Series 1, Episode 7: “Five”

Five arrives to get the band together − and gets the party started − with a big high five! Mathematics: Meet Five 5 is one more than 4 Counting to 5 Line up 1 to 5 in order

Series 1, Episode 8: “Three Little Pigs”

The Numberblocks present their very own, very numbery version of the classic tale: The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Square. Mathematics: Counting to 4 Adding 1s

Series 1, Episode 9: “Off We Go!”

Five and friends set off on a rhyming romp through field and forest but they keep getting mixed up! Mathematics: Counting to 5 Line up 1 to 5 in order Identify missing numbers within a 1 to 5 line-up

Series 1, Episode 10: “How to Count”

It’s a lovely day for a picnic but one of the flapjacks is missing! Is there a flapjack-snaffler on the loose, or has Three forgotten what Numberblocks do best? Mathematics: The key principles of counting: One to one correspondence – match one number name to each item to be counted Cardinality – the last number in the count is the total size of the group Stable order – say the number names in the correct order

Series 1, Episode 11: “Stampolines”

Three opens a stampoline park, where her friends have splatty fun making inky prints of all the shapes they can make. Mathematics: Subitising numbers 1 to 5 Different ways of arranging blocks to 5 Conservation of number – different arrangement of blocks but the number remains the same

Series 1, Episode 12: “The Whole of Me”

The Numberblocks show us what they are made of in a song and dance all about the parts that make a whole. Mathematics: Composition of numbers 1 to 5 Introduction to the ‘part-part-whole’ structure of number Partitioning a whole number into parts Conservation of number – a number can be partitioned but the whole (total) remains the same

Series 1, Episode 13: “The Terrible Twos”

Double trouble as Four splits and a pair of tricky twins turn up: The Terrible Twos, who decide it’s time to tickle their friends to pieces. Mathematics: 4 can be partitioned into 2 and 2; and, 1 and 1 and 1 and 1.

Series 1, Episode 14 “Holes”

Five and friends discover a hole that makes their heads fall off! Mathematics: The number of a group can be changed by adding to it or taking from it. Addition and subtraction of 1 Number bonds to 5

Series 1, Episode 15: “Hide and Seek”

Five is so good at hide and seek, she can find the others without looking up from her book − but how? Mathematics: Addition and subtraction of numbers to 5 Number bonds to 5

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