Numberblocks: The Three Times Table Counting Song
A catchy, colourful song that drills the three times table into memory without it ever feeling like homework.
Numberblocks turn the three times table into a genuinely catchy song, the kind that gets stuck in a child's head in the best possible way. It's energising rather than calming, bright and musical throughout, and it's doing real curriculum work while looking like pure fun. Great for a child starting to learn times tables; older children who've outgrown Numberblocks' preschool-coded look may roll their eyes at it.
At a glance
Will it actually calm them down?
Good on Windy days (fizzy, wound-up)
Brilliant on Rainy days (flat, weary)Scores measure how reliably this video moves a child toward a settled, regulated state. In the Piko app, kids tell us their weather and we do the matching automatically.
Which kids will love it?
Why it works
The format is song-based times-table drilling, using Numberblocks' signature visual counting system where blocks literally represent numbers. That's a genuinely effective teaching device wearing the disguise of pure entertainment.
Our analysis clocks the average shot at 5.2 seconds with moderate sensory intensity: loud music and bright colours, fairly typical of upbeat children's television. It scores 75 out of 100 for settling a wound-up child, genuinely solid and fine-but-stimulating rather than a proper wind-down watch.
Worth knowing: there's a small tension between the CBeebies preschool styling and the actual content, times tables typically start at school around age 6 or 7, well past Numberblocks' visual target audience. The maths itself holds up for a 6 to 7 year old; the babyish look may put off a child who's outgrown CBeebies visually even if the content would still help them.
When to reach for it
- Times tables practice that doesn't feel like practice. A genuinely catchy song does more memorising work than a flashcard drill.
- The car journey or school-run singalong. Short, upbeat and easy to play on repeat without it grating.
- Early years numeracy top-up. Visual block-counting makes the maths concrete, not abstract.
Sensory & SEN notes
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Questions parents ask
What age is this best for?
We centre it around 6 to 7, matching when times tables typically start at school. Our review flags it as likely to feel babyish for children 8 and over, even though the maths itself would still be useful to them.
Is it calming or energising?
Energising, it scores 75 out of 100 for settling a wound-up child, which is genuinely solid, but it's an upbeat song rather than a wind-down watch. Good for engaged, active learning.
Does it actually help with learning times tables?
Yes, genuinely. The song repeats the three times table with Numberblocks' visual block-counting system, which gives the maths a concrete, seeable form rather than just numbers to memorise.
Any sensory concerns?
Minimal. Our review flags loud music and bright colours as the main triggers, both fairly typical of upbeat children's television, with nothing rated to avoid for any group.
40+ checks per video, with a final pass from the review desk · Scored 17 July 2026 · We do not host videos; playback is via YouTube's official embed.