The upcoming 15 episodes see the block characters delve into more complex, curriculum-led topics, including perimeter, area, capacity, and data handling; hits CBeebies and BBC iPlayer this Fall.
Alphablocks Ltd.and Blue Zoo Animation Studio have launched a new season of their preschool franchise .
The 15 new episodes, commissioned by BBC Children’s, will premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer this Fall.The upcoming season sees the block characters delve into a more complex, curriculum-led slate of topics, including perimeter, area, capacity, and data handling.The show will introduce key math skills like “bridging the ten,” adding and subtracting two-digit numbers, and understanding parts of 50 and 100, which build on the core educational framework from series creator Joe Elliot and the Alphablocks team.
The season will feature a classic film noir-style episode, in which Detective One returns to help a frantic Number Three solve the case of her missing button.By tracking her movements and reading various clocks and watches along the way, the episode embeds the concept of measuring and telling time within a compelling, genre-led narrative.“With every new series [season] of , our goal is to find the story and comedy in a new area of maths,” said Adam Shaw, co-founder of Blue Zoo.
“We want to make abstract concepts tangible, visible, and fun for our young audience.This season, we're tackling big ideas like measurement and data, but we're doing it through rescue missions, detective mysteries, and team challenges.The film noir episode is a perfect example of how we can push our creative boundaries to serve the educational core of the show.
It's about showing children that maths isn't just in the classroom; it's everywhere, and it's an exciting tool for solving problems.” “Our creative process always starts with the maths,” added Ruth Cassidy, Editorial Director & Creative Lead of Alphablocks.“We ask ourselves, ‘What is the story within this calculation?’ or ‘What's the adventure in learning about capacity?’ This series has been about translating those key early years concepts into tangible, character-driven narratives that a child can delight in.Seeing Detective One use the principles of time-telling to crack a case is a perfect example of how we fuse rigorous educational thinking with unforgettable storytelling.” Following the premiere of the series, new math concepts will be integrated into the app and Numberblocks YouTube channel.
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