Star Maths - An Out-Of-This-World Experience
 Imagine
your school bus breaking down in outer space; imagine being stuck there for six
months with nothing to do except mathematics! Imagine being able to solve all
your math problems with the help of an oracle - pretty cool huh?
School TV brings you STAR MATHS a 3-D animated series set on Junketir, a
planetoid slightly smaller than the Earth's moon and owned by Uncle Zak. Two
children, Amber and Sam, are staying with him because their school space bus has
broken down and they will only be able to go back to earth in six months.
STAR MATHS is designed for Foundation Phase Learners to support the numeracy
curriculum and to demonstrate that Maths can be truly fun and exciting.
Educators will find all of the programme details on pages 45 to 49 in their
Resource Booklets; a STAR MATHS poster has been included in the pack for the
classroom.
STAR MATHS traces the adventures of Amber and Sam as they learn how to work
in hundreds, investigate addition pairs, division and multiplication, discover
patterns, puzzles and even take part in a treasure hunt! When Amber and Sam
struggle, they call on Numberella, a maths oracle who live in a different part
of space, to help them.
But, you don't have to go to the end of the world to discover how exciting
Maths can be. Simply tune into School TV and take part in the adventure in the
language of your choice.
STAR MATHS is available in English on Monday, Wednesday & Friday; in
Setwana on Tuesday and Afrikaans on Thursday. From the 15th of July, STAR MATHS
will also be available in Sepedi, Xhosa and Sign Language
Tune in on SABC 2 on Monday to Friday at 10:10 for the adventures of STAR
MATHS.
School TV was launched in February 1999, and is designed to support
pre-school and Grade R - 6 Educators and Learners within the OBE Curriculum. The
project consists of multi-lingual television programming to be used in the
classroom, supported by extensive print resources and Educator training
initiatives. Television programmes are broadcast on school days, on SABC 2
between 10:00 and 12:00 until 31st of March.
School TV will start broadcasting 30 minutes earlier from1st of April from
9:30 - 11:30, Monday - Friday.
SABC Education produces School TV in partnership with The Department of
Education and the Department of Communication.
To find out more about School TV, visit our web site at www.schooltv.co.za
or call our educator hot-line on 0860 2222 006.
Issued by Nonjabulo Hlengwa for ADZONE CONSULTANTS on behalf SABC EDUCATION
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