Shape investigation: Four squares

Here we have a nice little investigation suitable for Year 2 children. How many different shapes can be made with four squares? Use the grey lined squares on page two to show all the different possibilities of shapes made from 4 squares. Agreement needs to be made as to what...

Year 2: Counting on in fives

Plenty of practice here at counting on in fives, right up to 100. As confidence grows children should recognise the patterns involved with counting in fives. The units digit is always a five or zero. They alternate, also making odd and even numbers. Don't mistake the ability to count up...

Year 2 worksheets: adding and subtracting single digits

Here we have two pages which give a series of questions related to the six digits shown. Some of these might take longer than others; for example, finding three numbers from six that total 20 will probably involve some 'trial and improvement' techniques, although children who are confident with knowing...

What's new: Knowing related facts

The Primary Framework for Maths is very keen that children understand the relationships between numbers and operations. One of the most important is to realise that subtraction is the inverse of addition. So, once one fact is known, such as 6 + 8 = 14, other facts can immediately be...

Year 2 maths: grouping into tens

Trying to count a large number of objects can be quite daunting and it is very easy to miscount or forget where you have got to. One solution is to simplify the task by grouping objects into tens. if this is a physical exercise they can be moved into separate...

Year 2 maths: More counting on in tens

Here we have another set of pages to help with counting on in tens from a 2-digit numbers. A little care needs to be taken with these as the question asks, "How many tens did you count?" So, when counting in tens from 23 to 43 the answer is 2...