Number Fun is crafted by the UK’s own Dave Godfrey, a primary maths
expert, and transforms maths learning into an exciting adventure for
3–11-year-olds.
Established in 2000, Dave’s innovative approach now boasts over 500
videos - tools that creatively engage children in deep mathematical
learning. These videos, and the vast array of accompanying resources,
utilise visualisation, animation, vocabulary, story, song and humour to help
children understand and remember different mathematical concepts!
The Number Fun tools are fully aligned with current schemes and curricula,
and reflect the latest research into learning. Please check out the
Resources section below!
Dave regularly visits primary schools to equip staff to utilise Number Fun
within school and to support them more widely in their development of
mathematics.
Resources
These instant, powerful, fun-filled and creative tools engage children in deep mathematical learning experiences.
Ideal for busy teachers - the Number Fun videos immediately integrate into your lessons and work with any scheme. The Quick Link Guides connect the Number Fun resources to both the White Rose and NCETM Small Steps. Using the Number
Fun Resources Effectively bite-sized training videos help teachers utilise the full power of Number Fun.
Check out Resources Home below to browse the full suite of resources.
The vast array of over 500 Number Fun videos, with their accompanying
resources, provide a powerful and unique combination of visualisation,
animation, story, story characters, vocabulary, song and humour. Number Fun is living proof that children readily understand abstract concepts when organised in story form (Egan, 1986 etc.).
Too many lessons are death by PowerPoint and worksheet. Bring your
mathematics lessons back to life using this amazing learning tool.
Instantly find the resources you need
Maximise the impact of the Number Fun resources
Connect Number Fun with existing planning
Dave has worked alongside Anthony Reddy, a fellow Mathematics Consultant, to create MAP: Mental Arithmetic Practice. This brand-new and comprehensive, online whole school toolkit redefines the teaching and learning of mental mathematics in primary schools.
Dave is also the creator of the Primary Mathematics WOW Lessons found on EuHu. These lessons tackle some of the trickiest mathematical concepts across Key Stages 1 and 2. They also model how lessons can built creatively around the use of a Number Fun video.
Training & Consultancy
Dave‘s CPD and training equips teachers to teach mathematics with deep understanding, clarity, enjoyment and creativity. His unique approach to mastery utilises the power of story, concrete resources, visualisation and media.
Dave Godfrey is a
* Primary Mathematics Consultant
* NCETM Professional Development Lead
* Experienced Primary Teacher (Reception to Year 6)
* Trainer & Keynote Speaker
* Author & Songwriter
Visual Policies
A Visual Policy is a set of posters that provide teaching staff and children with clear visualisations of the mathematics found within a particular mathematical domain, e.g. Calculation, Fractions etc.
Each policy comes as a school branded PDF document and is for sole use within your school. Each document provides clarity on the core concepts, suggested layouts for recording and full progressions found within each theme.
The policies can be used by teachers in their teaching, in displays, on working walls, in communication (e.g. with parents) and in planning.
Free Number Fun Resource Samples
Visualisation, Animation, Story, Song and Humour in action!
Enquiries
What experts are saying about
“Dave and Anthony’s MAP programme has
pinpointed precisely what skills need to be taught, when, and how. With a variety of delivery methods designed to ‘stick’, I think this is too important to miss”
Andrew Jeffrey
Mathematics Consultant and Author
“MAP utilises the powerful tools of story, games, video and song to support the learning and teaching of mental mathematics..
The excellent, well-constructed and clear CPD training for teachers has had a hugely positive impact on the skills and knowledge of our teaching team equipping them to teach mental mathematics with increased confidence and enjoyment”
Rachel Tomlinson
Headteacher, Barrowford School
“The thing that really stood out for me was the clarity that you have brought to the list of efficient mental strategies pupils should be taught to draw .
The other factor that made MAP stand out for me was the element of fun …The characters, catchphrases and songs within MAP support children to embed the range of mental strategies available to them”
Gill Knight
Mathematics Consultant and Author
The Number Fun portal is so easy to use that even the least tech savvy staff will have no problems navigating around it.
Number Fun = Children loving their
maths = Children learning maths.
Rachel
Early Years Lead, York
A fantastic resource to bringmathematics to life - catchy songs to support the learning of the maths curriculum, backed up with a range of resources to support teaching for conceptual understanding!
Alison
Lecturer in Primary Mathematics,
Leicester
The new video presentations are incredibly helpful to maximise the impact of these amazing songs. I have been using Number Fun songs with children for over a decade. The new portal has taken the whole product to a new level.
Michael
Headteacher, York
“Dave and Anthony’s MAP programme has
pinpointed precisely what skills need to be taught, when, and how. With a variety of delivery methods designed to ‘stick’, I think this is too important to miss”
Andrew Jeffrey
Mathematics Consultant and Author
“MAP utilises the powerful tools of story, games, video and song to support the learning and teaching of mental mathematics..
The excellent, well-constructed and clear CPD training for teachers has had a hugely positive impact on the skills and knowledge of our teaching team equipping them to teach mental mathematics with increased confidence and enjoyment”
Rachel Tomlinson
Headteacher, Barrowford School
“The thing that really stood out for me was the clarity that you have brought to the list of efficient mental strategies pupils should be taught to draw .
The other factor that made MAP stand out for me was the element of fun …The characters, catchphrases and songs within MAP support children to embed the range of mental strategies available to them”
Gill Knight
Mathematics Consultant and Author
What experts are saying about
I was first introduced to Number Fun in 2005 when I was working as a Teacher Adviser for Primary Maths…Dave’s understanding of how best to illustrate and support the learning and teaching of mathematical concepts through the use of story, video and song has hugely developed. He has spent many years honing his craft and has created and refined an incredibly effective suite of resources which he supports with excellent continuous professional development for teachers. I would recommend Number Fun to any organisation - it is a superb resource.
Rachel Tomlinson
Headteacher, Barrowford Primary School
The use of story within the Number Fun Portal makes the concepts of the curriculum clear for children. This, alongside the use of pictorial representations and animations, provides children with an opportunity to create really deep understanding.
Cal Whitfield
Y6 Teacher
The new video presentations are incredibly helpful to maximise the impact of these amazing songs. I have been using Number Fun songs with children for over a decade. The new portal has taken the whole product to a new level.
Kate
Y3 Teacher
The creator of
Dave Godfrey
Mathematics Consultant and Author
Dave is an experienced teacher, trainer and maths consultant. He is an Accredited PD Lead with NCETM and the author of the widely acclaimed Number Fun maths and music resources. Dave lives in York.
Get in touch
Location: 7 Temple Lane, Copmanthorpe, York, YO23 3TB
Telephone: 01904 778848
Email: office@numberfun.com
School hours:
M-F: 9am - 3pm