Hip Hip Array!

Ted reckons the roller boots are getting out of control, even the Number Bugs are using them as go-carts, but when they are piled up in a heap, it's very hard to see if they are all there. Ted builds a frame to make it clearer, but they can still only count the boots one by one, so they rearrange the boots in equal rows, two rows of four in fact, which everyone can multiply to make eight. When they see that the boots are arranged beautifully in order, the passengers decide they would like a roller disco!

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.