Year 2 Handling data: sorting information

Sorting information might seem very easy, but there are a number of different techniques used in maths that young children are now expected to understand and use. One of these techniques is the use of Carroll diagrams, named after the famous author who was the first to use them. We...

Year 2 maths resources: Week 13

It's the start of a brand new term, in a brand new year and we have a great set of resources to help get you under way. This week the mental arithmetic concentrates on counting and place value and the challenge is a fun activity with four darts scoring. We...

Year 2 maths: number squares

Children often use number squares to help them with their calculating, although sooner or later the aim is to rely on memory and fast recall of number facts. This week we are publishing a resource which uses a number square in a different way. Only part of the number square...

Year 2 symmetry

Although it might appear straightforward, reflective symmetry can prove to be very tricky for many children, especially those with poor spacial awareness. These symmetry worksheets ask children to colour the other side of a mirror line to make a symmetrical pattern. It is very easy to get this wrong by...

Sorting pentagons and hexagons

There is a tremendous amount for children to learn in Year 2 and two shapes that we might expect to be left until later are, nevertheless, included in the Year 2 curriculum. Two such shapes are pentagons and hexagons. A pentagon has 5 straight sides. Some pentagons have all the...

Word problems: doubling and halving

Knowing the doubles of single digit numbers is a powerful mental arithmetic tool and one strongly emphasised by the Primary Framework for maths. Once the doubles have been learned it is a short step to being able to work out the halves of even numbers up to 20. These two...