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45 year 2 maths questions

Learn how to master year 2 maths word problems with these 45 maths questions! Answers included.

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Author Michelle Griczika

year 2 problem solving lesson

Published February 2024

year 2 problem solving lesson

  • Key takeaways
  • Addition & Subtraction : Adding and subtracting numbers is like solving puzzles and helps us with real-life situations.
  • Word Problems : Solving word problems makes maths fun and helps us become better readers and problem solvers.
  • Place Value : Understanding place value helps us read and write numbers correctly and compare their values.
  • Measurement & Time : Measuring objects and telling time help us understand the world around us and manage our daily routines.
  • Geometry (Shapes) : Recognizing shapes and their properties helps us see the world in a new way and understand how things are put together.

Table of contents

  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Word Problems
  • Place Value
  • Geometry (Shapes)

Did you know that ladybugs have spots on their backs?

If a ladybug has 2 spots on its back and it gets 1 more spot, how many spots will the ladybug have in total?

The lady bug will have 3 spots!

Year 2 maths word problems are like fun puzzles that help us use our maths skills to solve real-life situations. They are essential to year 2 maths, and practising them can help us become maths superstars!

  • We can use addition and subtraction to determine how many cookies are left in a jar, how many friends are on the playground, or even how many apples are in a basket.
  • Understanding place value is like being a number detective. It helps us read big numbers and know the value of each digit, so we can count things like how many toys we have or how many days until our birthday.
  • Measuring things and telling time is like being an explorer in the real world. We can measure how tall we are, how long a pencil is, or even how much water is in a glass. And knowing how to read a clock helps us know when it’s time for fun activities or when it’s time to go to bed.
  • Shapes are like building blocks of the world around us. We can learn about squares, triangles, and circles by looking at objects we see every day. It’s like being a shape detective, finding out how many sides and corners they have, and how they fit together like puzzle pieces in year 2 maths questions.

All of these skills are necessary for year 2 maths practice! Use these 45 maths questions to go over important maths skills needed to strengthen your student’s understanding and knowledge.

Today, we are going to practise different year 2 maths skills that cover measurement, addition and subtraction, and more! Once you are done, check your work with our answer sheet!

Section 1: Addition & subtraction

Section 2: word problems, section 3: place value, section 4: geometry (shapes), section 5: time.

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Michelle Griczika

Michelle Griczika is a seasoned educator and experienced freelance writer. Her years teaching first and fifth grades coupled with her double certification in elementary and early childhood education lend depth to her understanding of diverse learning stages. Michelle enjoys running in her free time and undertaking home projects.

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Autumn Blocks

1 place value.

  • 1.  Count to 100, identify number, estimate
  • 2.  Place value in 2-digit numbers
  • 3.  Make and write amounts of money
  • 4.  Make amounts of money; give change

2 Addition and Subtraction

  • 1.  Addition/subtraction facts; missing nos
  • 2.  Know how many to next multiple of 10
  • 3.  Add and subtract 10/20; extend to 11/21

3 Measures (A)

  • 1.  Measure lengths in metric units; rulers
  • 2.  Measure weights in g and kg
  • 3.  Measure capacities in litres

4 More Addition & Subtraction (A)

  • 1.  Use facts to add several numbers
  • 2.  Add/subtract numbers bridging 10
  • 3.  Add/subtract using facts and place value
  • 4.  Use facts/patterns to add/subtract

5 Multiplication and Division

  • 1.  Understand multiplication as sets; recognise patterns
  • 2.  Understand doubles/halves to 20

6 More Addition & Subtraction (B)

  • 1.  Add/subtract multiples of 10
  • 2.  Add/subtract 11, 12, 21, 22, etc
  • 3.  Add/subtract near multiples of 10
  • 4.  Add pairs of 2-digit numbers

7 Shape and Data (A)

  • 1.  Left, right, clockwise, anti-clockwise turns
  • 2.  Draw and describe 2-D shapes & polygons
  • 3.  Sort shapes: Venn and Carroll diagrams

8 Measures (B)

  • 1.  Understand hours, minutes, seconds
  • 2.  Tell the time; introduce 5-min intervals

9 Shape and Data (B)

  • 1.  Tally charts, block graphs and pictograms
  • 2.  3-D shapes; identify edges, faces, vertices

10 Wellbeing

  • 1.  Key skills through expressive arts Y2

Spring Blocks

  • 1.  Ordinal numbers; properties of numbers
  • 2.  Properties of numbers, e.g. odd/even

2 Addition & Subtraction (A)

  • 1.  Use facts, patterns, PV to add/subtract
  • 2.  Use number line & 100 grid to +/-

3 Fractions

  • 1.  Find fraction of shapes (1/2, 1/4, 1/3)
  • 2.  Find fractions of amounts (1/2, 1/4, 1/3)

4 Addition & Subtraction (B)

  • 1.  Find money totals: solve word problems
  • 2.  Add and double by partitioning

5 Multiplication and Division (A)

  • 1.  Count in 2s, 5s, 10s; 5x tables facts
  • 2.  Division as the inverse of multiplication
  • 3.  Solve multiplication/division problems - 1
  • 4.  Solve multiplication/division problems - 2

6 More Addition & Subtraction

  • 1.  Find change
  • 2.  Subtract by counting back
  • 3.  Subtract by counting up; choose a strategy
  • 1.  Units of time and telling the time

8 Multiplication and Division (B)

  • 1.  Multiply by 2, 5 and 10
  • 2.  Division as inverse of multiplication
  • 3.  Multiplying and doubling and inverses
  • 4.  Solve divisions as inverse of multiplication

Summer Blocks

1 number, fractions, money.

  • 1.  Count 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s; multiples of 2, 5, 10
  • 2.  Count in fractions; fractions of amounts
  • 3.  How to find amounts of money
  • 1.  Add by partitioning or counting on
  • 2.  Choose strategies to subtract
  • 1.  Revision: addition and subtraction
  • 2.  Revision: multiplication, fractions, time

4 Puzzles and Games

  • 1.  Maths games
  • 2.  Number puzzles
  • 3.  Logic and shape puzzles

5 Investigations

  • 1.  Problem solving and investigations

6 Fractions and Time

  • 1.  Fractions of amounts; count in fractions
  • 2.  Tell digital and analogue time confidently
  • 1.  2- & 3-digit numbers on line; round to 10
  • 2.  Place value in 3-digit numbers

8 Wellbeing

9 local lockdown.

  • 1.  Local Lockdown home pack - Y2 Week 1
  • 2.  Local Lockdown home pack - Y2 Week 2

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Year 2 Maths Learning

Here are some of the key learning objectives for the end of Year 2:

  • know and use Place value up to 100
  • Compare and order numbers up to 100
  • Counting on and back in 1s and 10s
  • count in 2s, 5s and 10s
  • Position numbers on a number line up to 1000
  • use addition and subtraction facts to 20
  • use related facts for addition and subtraction
  • add or subtract 1 or 10 from a 2-digit number
  • add and subtract 2-digit numbers
  • number bonds to 100 using tens only
  • add three single-digit numbers
  • recognise and make equal groups
  • use the x symbol to write multiplication sentences
  • use arrays and pictures to represent multiplication sentences
  • know multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table
  • recognise and find a half, a quarter and a third
  • understand and use fraction notation
  • understand the equivalence of a half and two-quarters
  • count on in halves, thirds and quarters up to 10
  • count in pence: 1p, 2p ,5p, 10p and 20p
  • count in pounds: £1, £2, £5, £10 and £20
  • find a simple total or difference between two money amounts
  • find the change from simple amounts
  • tell the time: o'clock, half-past, quarter-past and to
  • understand and compare durations of time
  • compare and measure length, mass, volume, capacity and temperature
  • read a variety of scales going up in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
  • recognise 2D and 3D shapes
  • count sides and vertices on 2D shapes
  • count faces, edges and vertices on 3D shapes
  • sort and make patterns with 2D and 3D shapes
  • describe movement and turns
  • make tally charts
  • draw and interpret pictograms
  • understand and use block diagrams

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Our site is mainly based around the US Elementary school math standards.

Though the links on this page are all designed primarily for students in the US, but they are also at the correct level and standard for UK students.

The main issue is that some of the spelling is different and this site uses US spelling.

Year 2 is generally equivalent to 1st Grade in the US.

On this page you will find link to our range of math worksheets for Year 2.

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Place Value & Number Sense Zone

Year 2 Place Value Charts

Here you will find a range of Free Printable Place Value Charts for Year 2.

These printable charts will help your child learn to read and write numbers.

Some of the charts are partially filled to help your child learn their place value.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • learn to count in tens and ones;
  • learn to read and write numbers.
  • Printable Number Charts 0-99
  • Hundred Number Charts (100 Squares)
  • Number Grid up to 200

Place Value and Counting Worksheets

Here you will find a range of Year 2 Place Value Worksheets.

These Year 2 maths worksheets will help your child learn their place value, reading, writing and ordering numbers up to 100.

There are also some money worksheets involving counting in dimes and pennies to support place value learning.

  • learn to order numbers to 100;
  • learn to count in dimes and pennies;
  • learn to read and write numbers to 100.

Year 2 Place Value Worksheets

  • Place Value to 20 Worksheets
  • Math Place Value Worksheets Tens and Ones
  • Ordering 2-digit numbers Worksheets
  • Greater than Less than Worksheets - up to 2 digit numbers
  • Printable Counting Worksheets to 50
  • Missing Number Chart 1-100
  • Counting by 2s Worksheets
  • Math Worksheets Counting by 1s 5s and 10s

Number Line Worksheets

Here is our selection of free printable number line worksheets for Year 2 pupils.

These first grade math worksheets will give your child a good grasp of place value and number sequences up to 100.

  • count on and back by ones;
  • position numbers to 100 on a number line.
  • Number lines to 20
  • Number lines to 100

Year 2 Mental Maths Zone

Here you will find a range of printable mental math sheets designed especially for Year 2 children.

Each quiz tests the children on a range of math topics from number facts and mental arithmetic to geometry, solving word problems and measures questions.

A great way to revise topics, or use as a weekly math quiz!

  • Year 2 Printable Mental Maths

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Year 2 Addition Worksheets

Here you will find a range of Free Printable Addition Worksheets to support Year 2.

The following first grade math worksheets involve adding different amounts.

  • learn their addition facts to 12+12;
  • learn to solve an addition fact where one of the addends is missing;
  • learn to add numbers in columns up to 100.
  • Number Bonds to 10 and 12
  • Addition Sentences to 12
  • Addition Fact Practice to 12
  • Addition Facts to 20 Worksheets
  • Adding tens
  • Addition Word Problems
  • 2 Digit Addition Without Regrouping
  • 2 Digit Addition Worksheets With Regrouping
  • Free Addition Worksheets (randomly generated)

Year 2 Subtraction Worksheets

Here you will find a range of Year 2 Subtraction Worksheets.

The following worksheets involve using the Math skills of subtracting.

Using these Year 2 maths worksheets will help your child to:

  • learn their addition and subtraction facts to 12;
  • learn to subtract 2 digit numbers.
  • Subtraction Facts to 12
  • Subtracting tens
  • Subtraction Word Problems
  • Two Digit Subtraction Worksheets Without Regrouping
  • 2 Digit Subtraction Worksheets With Regrouping
  • Free Subtraction Worksheets (randomly generated)

Addition & Subtraction Worksheets

If you need to mix and match addition and subtraction fact questions within the same sheet, then use this section here.

The addition and subtraction worksheets involve counting on and back with numbers to 12.

  • Math Activities Addition and Subtraction to 12
  • Add and Subtract 10 Worksheets
  • Addition Subtraction Worksheets (randomly generated)
  • Addition and Subtraction Problems

Year 2 Maths Word Problems

Here you will find a range of math word problems aimed at Year 2 level. Each problem sheet is based on an interesting theme such as parties or the seaside.

  • Add and subtract with numbers to 12;
  • order numbers to 100;
  • solve a range of math problems.
  • Maths Problems for Year 2

Longer Math Problems

  • Year 2 Maths Problems (1st Grade)

Year 2 Geometry Worksheets

Here is a range of free geometry worksheets for Year 2 pupils.

The following worksheets will help your child to:

  • Identify and name a range of 2d and 3d shapes;
  • Draw 2d shapes;
  • Know some of the properties of 2d shapes.
  • Year 2 Geometry Worksheets (1st Grade)

Measurement Zone, including Time & Money

Year 2 measurement worksheets.

Here is our selection of measurement worksheets for Year 2 pupils.

These sheets involve reading scales going up in ones to find the weight or liquid capacity.

Using these sheets will help children to consolidate their counting as well as learning to read a simple scale.

  • Year 2 Measurement Worksheets (1st Grade)

Year 2 Money Worksheets

Here you will find a range of free printable First Grade Money Worksheets.

The following worksheets involve counting different amounts of money in pennies, nickels and dimes.

  • learn the names and values of the US coins;
  • learn to count up different amounts of money to £1 in coins.
  • Free Counting Money Worksheets UK Coins (easier)
  • Free Money Worksheets UK Coins up to £1

Printable Money Resources

  • Printable Money Flashcards
  • Kids Counting Money Dominoes

Telling the Time Worksheets

Here is our selection of telling the time worksheets for 1st grade.

  • read o'clock and half-past times;
  • convert o'clock and half-past times to digital;
  • draw clock hands correctly to mark out o'clock and half-past.

The year 2 maths worksheets in this section will help your child learn to tell simple times on an analogue clock.

  • Telling Time Worksheets o'clock and half-past
  • Clock Worksheets - Quarter Past and Quarter To

Year 2 Bar Graph Worksheets

Here is our selection of bar graphs for first graders.

These Year 2 maths worksheets involve reading and interpreting a range of bar graphs and picture graphs with a scale going up in ones.

Using these sheets will help children to understand how bar graphs work.

  • Year 2 Picture/Bar Graphs (First Grade)

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Year 2 Maths Games

Here you will find a range of free printable Math games. All children like to play Math games, and you will find a good range of Maths Games at a Year 2 level here for your child to play and enjoy.

  • Year 2 Maths Games (First Grade)

Year 2 Maths Puzzles

Here you will find a range of printable Year 2 level math puzzles for your child to enjoy.

The puzzles will help your child practice and apply their addition and subtraction facts as well as developing their thinking and reasoning skills in a fun and engaging way.

Using these puzzles will help your child to:

  • develop thinking and reasoning skills;
  • develop perseverance.
  • Year 2 Maths Puzzles (1st Grade)
  • Dot to Dot up to 50

Math Salamanders Year 2 Maths Games Ebook

Our Year 2 Maths Games Ebook contains all of our fun maths games, complete with instructions and resources.

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Get a simple definition of the concept of number and the difference between cardinal, ordinal and nominal numbers with this fun animation.

2. Play a matching game

Your child will be expected to write numbers up to 100 using numerals and words. You could support their learning by playing a matching game.

Make two sets of simple cards or pieces of paper. On one set of cards, write numbers in numerals (for example, ’67’). On another set of cards, write the matching number names (for example, ‘sixty-seven’). Mix all the cards up and play snap.

Activity: Number words

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3. Compare and order numbers

Encourage you child to talk through how they know that one number is bigger or smaller than another:

I know that 32 is smaller than 76, because 32 only has 3 tens, and 76 has 7 tens.

Encourage your child to use more than (>) and less than (<) symbols when comparing numbers. For example, they could write 32 < 76 or 76 > 32.

You could practise ordering with a card game. Write twenty two-digit numbers and the ‘>’ and ‘<‘ symbols on separate pieces of paper. Deal your child two numbers, face down. Ask them to turn over the pieces of paper and to use the ‘>’ and ‘<‘ symbols to show which number is bigger or smaller.

Activity: Number statements

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When your child is counting objects, ask them to estimate how many there are before they count them. Being able to make accurate estimates within mathematics is a valuable skill we use in everyday life. It will help them to tell if their answers to maths problems are reasonable or not.

When counting more than ten objects in a set, it is an important skill for your child to be able to group objects in groups of ten. For example, if they are counting 36 buttons, encourage them to begin by counting out buttons into groups of ten. They will then have 3 groups of ten buttons and 6 buttons on their own.

Activity: Counting coins

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5. Partition numbers in different ways

Partitioning means to break numbers into parts. Use practical resources, such as straws grouped in tens, to partition numbers in different ways. For example, the number 54 can be partitioned into 50 + 4, 40 + 14, 30 + 24, 20 + 34, or 10 + 44.

This will help your child to see patterns in numbers as they develop their calculation skills.

6. Using number facts

To help reinforce your child’s understanding of number, try to find everyday opportunities for them to use known number facts to solve problems.

This is a really easy thing to do at home and in the shops. For example:

‘If we buy 7 apples and 3 bananas – how many pieces of fruit do we have altogether?’   ‘If we have 10 people coming to your party and we have 5 party bags, how many more do we need to buy?’
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Open ended maths investigation - year 2 addition

Open ended maths investigation - year 2 addition

Subject: Mathematics

Age range: 5-7

Resource type: Other

Miss Andrea's Classroom

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7 August 2021

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year 2 problem solving lesson

I use the activity with my year 2 students but it can easily be adapted to suit other year groups. This resource is a maths investigation to practice addition with regrouping. There are 3 levels of challenge to meet the varying needs of the pupils. You will need a box of small building bricks or lego. I just pick out the pieces I need and put a small amount on each table. A small amount goes a surprisingly long way with this activity as their constructions are quite small. I usually take pictures of the structures so we can talk about the value of each during the plenary.

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Open ended maths investigations

Open ended maths investigations are vital for allowing opportunities for pupils to use their developing skills. Included here are investigations for: fractions of number and shapes measurement including length, time and mass addition with regrouping Each investigation is differentiated 3 ways to meet the needs of your classroom and allow for challenge. These are perfect for home learning too.

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