Numberjacks
There are 10 superhero Numberjacks, each with particular characteristics and different strengths. Click here to find out more.
The Meenies
There are 5 Meanies who create all kinds of mathematical problems that the Numberjacks have to put right. Click here to find out more.
Learning
We hope that every Numberjacks experience will combine entertainment and education. We want young children enjoy early maths, problem solving and thinking skills, get off to a good start at school, and have a cheerful and positive attitude towards maths that will last them all their lives. The learning in Numberjacks covers a wide range of topics, including numbers, counting, shape, measurement, movement, position, pattern and problem solving. Click here to find out more.
Agents’ Pictures
Night, night. Sleep tight!
We’ve been sent this wonderful photograph by a Numberjacks fan in Australia – a busy grandmother has made sure that he dreams of Numberjacks!
Numberjacks Fans
We had a lovely email from a fan of Numberjacks in New Zealand. This is what they said:
“My son is 2 1/2 years old and a great fan of the Numberjacks. When he was 2 he could count to 10. Now at 2 1/2 years old, he can read the numbers to 9 (for 10 he says 1 and 0!). We mix up the numbers and he recognises every number. A lot of people were surprised and impressed but I’ve recently realised that its because of the Numberjacks. The Numberjacks are easily identified because they are clearly visible by number/name. I’d like to thank you for advancing my son at such an early age and keep up the great work.”
The Programmes
The television programmes are about 14 minutes long, and the radio programmes about 6 minutes long. Both the television and the radio programmes follow a similar format:
Before the mission, where the Numberjacks play in the Gym or the Cosy Room
The Alarm, as the Agents call in with news of a Problem
The Launch of one or more Numberjacks into the real world to investigate the problem
Investigation of the Problem Identification of the cause of the Problem, which is usually one of the Meanies
Speculation of what else might happen if the problem isn’t sorted
Working out (with the Agents’ help) how to solve the problem
Solving the problem using Brain Gain (with the Agents’ help) after some initial setbacks
Return to base Review of what happened Setting of a challenge to the audience.
The format is structured in a way similar to a scientific investigation, and helps children develop a sense of scientific enquiry. The familiar and repeated format gives the audience security, and enables the programme content to be more varied and challenging. The radio programmes differ slightly, in that each is set in the “world” of a nursery rhyme or children’s song. Within the shorter timespan, there is no room (and less need) for a review.
Going Global
Numberjacks is now on air in more than forty countries around the world, transmitting in Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Italian. In South America the Numberjacks are Os Supernumeros.
The Numberjacks can also be seen in Malta, South Korea, New Zealand and parts of Africa. Look out for Numberjacks if you are going on holiday!
Numberjacks Stories
Numberjacks isn’t just available as a television series or YouTube or on DVD, there are also 42 specially made radio episodes. Each one of these episodes features the Numberjacks encountering a problem related to a traditional story or nursery rhyme, and were made for CBeebies Radio and broadcast on BBC Radio 7. The Numberjacks magazine also includes these audio stories, bringing them to life on the page.
All of the episodes are already available on YouTube www.youtube.com .
The Numberjacks Audio Stories are also available to be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music & More! Thanks for watching! Subscribe Kids!
Spotify: NumberjacksSpotify
Google Play: NumberjacksGooglePlay
Amazon: NumberjacksAmazon
iTunes Music: NumberjacksiTunes
Agents’ Pictures
This is a Numberjacks fan from Canada whose favourite Numberjack is Number 4. What a wonderful picture!
We like to see pictures of you enjoying Numberjacks. Please send them to us at feedback@numberjacks.co.uk. We especially like to see how children are playing with Numberjacks and to hear about what they are learning and how they are having fun.
