For teachers

The mathematics is the game.

Number Hive isn't a math quiz wrapped in a game. Students succeed by making mathematical decisions — anticipating, blocking, choosing between factor pairs, deciding what to leave behind.

First — which of these feels most true for your students?

Make it real

Think of a student who fits that description.

Enter their first name — you'll see the demo through their experience.

Scenario 1 of 3

Help your student get four cells in a row (horizontally or diagonally) to win.

They know their facts. Can they apply them? There's a winning move on the board — two, actually.

Your student
Player 2
?
Your student can change only one number pad. Which factor should they change? They need a product of 20.
Won!
Scenario 2 of 3

Prevent Player 2 from winning by blocking them.

Your student
Player 2
?
What are the factors of 28? Do we already have one on a pad?
Won!
Scenario 3 of 3

Use strategic reasoning to plan ahead.

Your student
Player 2
?
Player 2 needs 18. What can your student leave safely? (18 = 2×9 = 3×6)
The teacher view

While they play, you see this.

See where each student stands — captured automatically as they play.

Facts grid — Class of 28

Secure Emerging Hesitating

Currently in product

  • × 4 facts Secure
  • × 7 facts Hesitating

Captured automatically as students play. No extra testing.

Coming soon

Skills students practise every game — soon visible to teachers.

  • Strategic thinking In development
  • Reciprocal relationships In development
  • Flexible fluency In development

You can't fake it on a Number Hive board — every move requires the thinking. We measure the facts. The rest is being built in by play. Patterns of thinking teachers can act on — not permanent labels from mistakes.

The research
7 years the achievement gap within a single year level

Almost entirely explained by one thing: whether a student has developed multiplicative thinking.

25–55% of Year 8 students don't have it, and it hits lower-income students hardest.
8.3% of students could solve a real-world problem requiring this thinking — even ones who breezed through times-tables checks.

Source: Siemon, Callingham, Day & Seah — AAMT Growing Mathematically project.

Number Hive is built to develop exactly this.

"Students are super engaged. They drive their own learning and actually want to do mathematics." — Year 4 teacher, using Number Hive
Beyond facts

Their relationship with mathematics grows too.

Validated surveys administered twice every learning journey capture how students feel about themselves as mathematicians — not just what they can do.

Dimension Term 1 Term 3 Growth
What this measures. Validated survey items capture how students feel about themselves as mathematicians. Administered at the start and end of the year, so growth is visible — and shareable with leadership.
Real data — 38,000+ questions answered
More time. Much stronger multiplication fluency.
Under 10 minutes / week
84.2%
correct — 3,719 wrong
vs.
30+ minutes / week
95.5%
correct — 663 wrong
+11.3percentage-point lift in accuracy
71%lower error rate

Longer practice time is associated with substantially stronger accuracy in multiplication fluency. Numbers are drawn from real Number Hive student data.

More inside Number Hive
What you've just seen is one slice.
All the operations
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions — everything you saw for × applies across the board.
Learning Journeys
Structured skill paths that adapt to each student's pace — from foundational facts to strategic thinking.
Fluency reporting
Class-level and individual dashboards for every operation. Teachers act on patterns, not scars.
Mathematical Mindset assessment
Validated surveys, twice every learning journey — track confidence, identity and attitude, not just performance.
You mentioned…

The mathematics isn't a ticket into the game. The mathematics IS the game.

Confidence, flexibility, strategic fluency — built by play, not drill.

Try it with your class

Not a quiz in a game. Not drill dressed up as fun.

Playable mathematical judgement — in your classroom.

Students playing in under 10 minutes. Real classroom data. Something you can put in front of your leadership team.

"It's the only game we play with our students — and then again in the staffroom." — A teacher, on Number Hive

You'll get:

Your class set up and playing in minutes — individual devices, in pairs, or projected whole-class Live insight into how your students progress A decision pack to share with colleagues An invite for 2–3 other teachers to trial alongside you

No prep. No training. Just start.

More info admin@numberhive.org or numberhive.app
For school leaders

Strong number foundations. Without the overhead.

A short, clear overview for decision makers.

+35–40% growth in student confidence, reasoning, and mindset. No extra testing. Students playing in under 10 minutes.

1

Strong number foundations

Students move beyond recall to applied, flexible fluency — using facts to solve problems and reason with numbers.

2

Live insight into student thinking

See which facts are secure, where students hesitate, and how they reason — captured automatically as they play. No extra testing.

3

Whole-school access. Low implementation lift.

Set up in under 10 minutes. Works alongside your current program. No extra lessons, no added assessment load.

Built for impact. Designed for schools.

Under 10 minutes
to set up
No extra testing.
No extra workload.

You're in. Let's get your class playing.

Takes less than two minutes. No credit card, no commitment.