Characters in Maths Puppet World - Monsters

The Maths Puppets world is also inhabited by a couple of friendly monsters called Dani and Flic (after two of my colleagues from when I taught at Andover College). These two characters are essentially a comedy duo whose antics are used to illustrate mathematical points and to provide a narrative for the mathematical operations that are being undertaken. They play the part that used to be played by pupils themselves in maths lessons before political correctness made the interactions between teachers and pupils as formal and po faced as they have become today. By being memorable in their behaviour these monsters provide a handle for the pupils to recall the meaning of mathematical routines and the best method for them to select in any particular set of circumstances.