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 Numberjacks Meanies
The Numberjacks Meanies: most of the episodes feature one of the meanies, who each appear in about one in five of the episodes. (The other problems are caused by the smaller Numberjacks.)
The Shape Japer is female and often the cause of things changing shape, or particular shapes having problems. She flies though the air, doesn’t speak much, but laughs a lot. She is able to change her shape from sphere to cube at will. Slightly mad and instinctive rather than calculating.
The Puzzler is male and the usual cause of things being in the wrong position. He’s a an ex-DJ, speaks in rhyme and loves setting puzzles. He’s a floating circular face, with features that can move around. He’s quite intellectual, and is secretly pleased when the Numberjacks solve his puzzles. He sometimes bubbles as he speaks, and can blow giant bubbles to trap the Numberjacks inside.
The Puzzler is male and the usual cause of things being in the wrong position. He’s a an ex-DJ, speaks in rhyme and loves setting puzzles. He’s a floating circular face, with features that can move around. He’s quite intellectual, and is secretly pleased when the Numberjacks solve his puzzles. He sometimes bubbles as he speaks, and can blow giant bubbles to trap the Numberjacks inside.
The Numbertaker is male and silent. He causes trouble by taking numbers and “numbers of things”. The sleeves of his long with coat hide various attachments – a vacuum-cleaner, a net, a hook, a “picker-upper”. There’s something of a (rather sinister) street performer about him. He sometimes becomes his alter ego and is the Numbermaker, causing problems by creating numbers and numbers of things.
Spooky Spoon is female, and loves to stir things up and mix them – she’s usually the source of problems with matching and connecting. She really fancies herself, thinks herself superior to everyone around. Very vocal, has a particular dislike for 5, who she feels is something of a rival.
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.
