Tricky problem solving for Year 2 It’s back to school for the New Year and why not start with some really tricky problem solving activities suitable for Year 2, although older children may well find them hard too. The dice problems require methodical thinking whilst to solve the beads questions children may well need to get the correct number of beads/cubes etc and use practical methods to solve them. They are not easy! These are a part of our Reasoning/Problem Solving category which we have been working hard to develop and we are pleased to say are now a really useful set of resources. Go to Year 2 Problem Solving