Numberblocks – Series 2

Series 2, all episodes

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Numberblocks – Series 2

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Series 2, Episode 1: “Six”

The Numberblocks make a new friend who likes to roll the dice, and with Six in the mix, everything's a game. Mathematics: Meet Six Counting (1 to 6) Subitising (dice patterns).

Series 2, Episode 2: “Seven”

It's a rainy day for a picnic, but when lucky number Seven appears, everything comes up rainbows. Mathematics: Meet Seven 7 is one more than 6 Counting (1 to 7).

Series 2, Episode 3: “Eight”

Numberland is rocked by the arrival of superblock Eight, known to his friends and fans as Octoblock. Mathematics: Meet Eight Counting (1 to 8) 8 is one more than 7 Subitising (8).

Series 2, Episode 4: “Nine”

Numberblock Nine arrives in Numberland, finds a friend in Four, sings a song about squares… and sneezes! Mathematics: Meet Nine Counting (1 to 9) The structure of square numbers (4 and 9) Partitioning and combining 9.

Series 2, Episode 5: “Ten”

Ten comes to town and tells the team what it’s like to be a perfect ten-block, singing I’m Ten Ones and I’m One Ten. Mathematics: Meet Ten Counting (1 to 10) 10 ones are equivalent to one 10.

Series 2, Episode 6: “Just Add One”

One’s idea of fun is singing, dancing and making friends by adding one! Mathematics: Adding 1 Counting (1 to 10).

Series 2, Episode 7: “Ten Green Bottles”

One of the bottles in Ten’s collection accidentally falls off the wall and sparks a very numbery hullabaloo. Mathematics: Subtracting 1 Counting (1 to 10) Counting down 10 to 1.

Series 2, Episode 8: “Counting Sheep”

Six tries to get the cheeky sheep to sleep and discovers that two (or three) heads are better than one. Mathematics: Exploring equivalent ways to represent 6 Partitioning 6 into equal groups Factors of 6.

Series 2, Episode 9: “Double Trouble”

One explores the Double Dungeon of Doom in search of the golden apples and doubles all the way up to Octoblock. Mathematics: Doubling (1, 2, 4, 8) and halving Partitioning 8 into equal groups.

Series 2, Episode 10: “The Three Threes”

When Nine needs a helping hand, he turns into a talented trio of bouncing blocks, the three Threes. Mathematics: Partitioning 9 into 3 equal groups Partitioning is the inverse of combining.

Series 2, Episode 11: “Odds and Evens”

The Numberblocks play an exciting game of bounceball − it’s the Even Tops versus the Odd Blocks. Mathematics: Odd and even numbers Equal groups.

Series 2, Episode 12: “Fluffies”

One finds a friendly furball, two of them tickle Two and soon Numberland is full of fun and fluffies! Mathematics: Counting (1 to 8) Number bonds within 7.

Series 2, Episode 13: “Blast Off!”

Ten promises to take the others on a trip to the moon but blasts off on her own. How will they get there? Mathematics: Count back from 10 to 1 Numberblocks that total 10.

Series 2, Episode 14: “The Two Tree”

The Numberblocks find a magic Two Tree and play an action-packed game of throwing Twos. Mathematics: Subtracting 2 from numbers up to 10 Counting in 2s.

Series 2, Episode 15: “Numberblock Castle”

One, Two, Three and Four have a castle-exploring adventure, with a little help from the friends they make along the way. Mathematics: Adding more than 1 to make 5 to 10.

Related Pages

Numberblocks support materials Numberblocks – Series 1 Numberblocks – Series 3 Numberblocks at home