In a land where people have forgotten how to do maths, our superheroes, Multiplication Boy and Division Girl, are called upon to save confused citizens from their maths-based predicaments!
A series of seven short films to help young children (five to seven) get to grips with multiplication and division.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2 in England and Wales, and First and Second Level in Scotland.
How to use mental methods to multiply. video
Mr and Mrs Sharma can鈥檛 work out how many sausages to buy for a party, so they try to count using chocolate buttons, but are getting into a right mess!
Multiples of two, five and ten. video
Multiplication Boy and Divider Girl keep their maths superpowers sharp with a competition to count in twos, fives and tens.
How to use arrays to multiply. video
Multiplication Boy helps Mr Sharma buy pencils for the school, using arrays to multiply.
What is multiplication? video
Multiplication Boy uses repeated addition to help Dave work out how many bricks he needs to build a new wall for Mrs Sharma.
The relationship between multiplication and division. video
Baz and Dave use division and multiplication to solve a tricky problem with kittens.
Dividing using repeated subtraction. video
Divider Girl uses repeated subtraction to help Mrs Barker with a division problem involving some hungry pups.
How to use mental methods to divide. video
Divider Girl helps Charlie with a division problem, using her multiplication facts.
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