Sharing The Bugs

Flo finds that some of the passengers are upset because they don't have any Number Bugs. The Zebra has two, the Snake has four and the Buffalo has six, but the Kangaroo, Tiger and Monkey have none. Flo searches for the Number Bugs and lets Fiz and Bradley know where they are. Bradley guesses that Flo has found eight in cabin eight. It seems only the passengers in even-numbered cabins have bugs, each with the number of bugs that is shown on the door. The passengers agree to share their bugs with their neighbors and see that they can divide the even groups in two with none left over.

The sixty Number Crew programmes bring maths to life for 5 to 7 year olds, providing an entertaining and imaginative world for children to enjoy and explore maths. The action takes place aboard an unusual cruise ship, the SS Mathematical, where the human crew do their best to look after a collection of animal passengers.

In each programme the crew encounter a mathematical problem. Viewers are encouraged to join the Number Crew in learning the mental strategies and skills they need to solve the problem. A rich mixture of 3-D and 2-D animation, story, song, spectacular studio sequences and real life images combine to make a very successful and popular series.