Reasoning is a key part in the Year 2 curriculum. Whilst many of our resources encourage reasoning and problem solving, we also have a separate category, organized into 6 categories, as follows:

• Money and shopping
• ‘How many ways investigations’
• Number challenges
• Further challenges and investigations
• Word problems
• Games

In Year 2 we have a large selection of ‘How many ways ….?’ type of practical exercises (e.g. How many different ways can you score 12 with 3 dice?) These encourage children to think logically and order their results so that they can be sure that they have all possible answers. A favourite of mine is the ‘Two Coin Challenge’.

Progressing from these practical tasks are the more abstract challenges such as making 2-digit numbers from a set of number cards.

Finally, take some time out to play the maths games such as Nim which originated in China and are suitable for all ages. They are great at developing logical thinking and developing a winning strategy. You should never lose if you go first!

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