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Here you can find all our free Year 2 maths worksheets and Year 2 maths resources, many of which are suitable for homework and home learning .

All our KS1 and KS2 maths worksheets are printable and most are in pdf format, but they can also be viewed online too. If you’re looking for other slides-based teaching resources and lesson plans, we recommend you look at our range of White Rose maths lessons.

The hope is that these pdf Year 2 maths worksheets and free resources can be used with minimal support from parents as part of a 6 or 7 year old’s Year 2 maths homework routine and by teachers as part of a planned lesson framework.

For parents working with their children at home we would recommend you focus on practising and improving pupils’ core numeracy skills using the numbers worksheets as these generally require less input than topics like geometry – 2d shapes and 3d shapes. Place value and number after all are the building blocks of Key Stage 1 and later Key Stage 2 maths.

We have also included some telling the time worksheets; these will require support from a teacher or parent but the method used is truly revolutionary.

National curriculum guidance is given where relevant and each Year 2 worksheet includes answer sheets.

If you’re a parent then our home learning hub is full of home learning packs , workbooks, tips and further teaching ideas for Year 2 Maths at home and maths homework . 

If you’re a teacher or school leader who is interested in improving maths attainment in your school or classroom, then Third Space Learning is here to support you with our online tutoring programme of maths interventions , together with maths resources and CPD.

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Year 2 Free Place Value Worksheets

Year 2 free addition, subtraction, multiplication, division worksheets, year 2 free fractions worksheets , other year 2 free worksheets .

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on place value: Worked Examples

Understanding place value is essential for all children of any age. In Year 2, children will need to know the value of digits in a two digit number as well as comparing numbers and continuing sequences. This worksheet shows children common errors that are made in the place value topic. Children then become ‘the teacher’ and check the answers and explain any errors they find. 

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on addition and subtraction: Worked Examples

In Year 2, children will focus on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. It is important that children know addition and subtraction facts they were taught in Year 1, for example number bonds . This worksheet focuses on a range of addition and subtraction problems that have been incorrectly solved. Children will need to check and correct questions such as subtracting using a bar model, using known facts and missing number problems. 

Download Year 2 addition and subtraction worksheets: Worked Examples

Year 2 Maths Worksheets on multiplication and division: Independent Recap

Children will start to focus on more formal methods of multiplication and division when in Year 2, including understanding patterns in the 2s, 5s and 10s times tables . These worksheets allow children to work independently on the ten times tables, odd and even numbers, grouping and sharing through a range of question types (word problems, fluency questions and so on). 

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on multiplication and division: Worked Examples

There are many misconceptions that can form when first looking at multiplication and division. This worksheet focuses on addressing common misconceptions or errors in multiplication and division. The worksheet covers understanding what equal groups are, the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication as well as finding missing numbers in given calculations. 

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on times tables: Ultimate Times Tables 

In Year 2, children will start to learn their times tables after learning to count in 2s, 5s and 10s in Year 1. These games are a fun way of learning times table facts, including the related inverse division calculations.  

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on fractions: Independent Recap

There is a lot of new vocabulary introduced in fractions in Year 2 (including the use of actual fractions). These worksheets allow children to work independently through the new vocabulary and concepts introduced, so would be useful for homework or home learning tasks. The worksheets work through unit fractions and non-unit fractions, finding a half and finding a quarter. For each worksheet, there is at least one question that encourages children to explain their answers and develop their reasoning skills. 

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets on fractions: Worked Examples

Many children struggle with the concept of fractions. At a young age, children can develop a range of misconceptions that could under them in future years. This worksheet aims to identify common misconceptions and errors children make in the Year 2 fractions topic (such as a fraction being equal parts) and encourage them to discuss them. 

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets for improving mental maths skills, arithmetic and fluency: Fluent in Five

We recommend every primary school child starts their day with Fluent in Five. It’s 5-10 minutes of daily arithmetic questions and is available for every primary school year group. In Year 2 children have 3 questions per day to answer. They are given prompts of concrete or pictorial resources (such as counters or number lines) they could use to help them solve the question presented to them. You’d be amazed at how quickly young people will build their number confidence with this resource. 

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Year 2 Maths worksheets for telling the time

For some reason learning to tell the time proves a challenge for most children, regardless of their prior attainment in maths. If you have a child who’s struggling with telling the time these worksheets provide a step by step process to help them master it. The key is to start with a number line.

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Year 2 maths games worksheets and activities

Getting children fully engaged can be a struggle at times, especially towards the end of the summer term. We have over 20 great ideas for KS1 maths games which bring out the fun side of problem solving and get children excited about maths. Each gameplay outline includes a ‘What You Will Need’ section, so that you can be fully prepared to bring out Fraction Snap or Subtraction Bowling during your next lesson.  

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The main purpose of this Mathematics Homework is to make your life, as a teacher of Year 2 pupils and parents, as easy as possible. All of the homework activities are based on the renewed Primary Framework for mathematics; however, as they assess specific learning objectives they can be used in conjunction with other planned teaching schemes.

Each homework activity sheet addresses a whole, or part of, a learning objective. The questions are written to test the understanding of your pupils once they have worked on a topic in the lesson.

With a full set of answers included you can be confident that your students are getting regular, relevant homework that tests their understanding across the Year 2 objectives and all seven core strands.

The Year 2 curriculum is structured into five blocks, reflecting the same structure as the other primary year groups. Each block is made up of three units, and each unit represents two or three weeks of teaching. The blocks are:

• Block A: Counting, partitioning and calculating • Block B: Securing number facts, understanding shape • Block C: Handling data and measures • Block D: Calculating, measuring and understanding shape • Block E: Securing number facts, relationships and calculating

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Our Year 2 Maths Worksheets are an excellent resource for helping pupils (aged 6-7) develop their foundational maths skills. With the Cazoom Maths Worksheets , children in year two can strengthen their knowledge of critical concepts such as addition, subtraction, measurements, shapes and more. These worksheets cover various topics, from counting to introductory algebra and geometry, providing exercises that improve problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Moreover, they offer the opportunity to focus on different aspects of mathematics, including times tables practice and mastery of various equations. Regular use of these year 2 maths PDF worksheets can contribute significantly towards a student’s academic success by encouraging active participation in the learning process. Our maths worksheets are used by over 50,000 teachers, parents and schools worldwide!

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• Single digital pdf download, with worksheets organised into high level chapters of Number, Measurement and Geometry, and further by subtopics. See below for the extensive range of sheets included.

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See below the list of topics covered. All KS1 and KS2 worksheets can be accessed here.

• Adding to a Single Digit
• Adding to a Two Digit Number
• Adding to a Three Digit Number
• Adding Three Numbers
• Number Bonds up to 20
• Number Bonds over 20

SUBTRACTION

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• Two Digit Subtraction
• Three Digit Subtraction
• Working with the Difference
• Multiplication and Division worksheets
• Number and Place Value Worksheets
• Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

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• Metric Measures
• Area and Perimeter
• Properties of Shapes
• Position and Direction
• Transformations

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Year 2 Maths Worksheets (age 6-7)

Hundreds of maths worksheets for children ages 6 and 7, covering counting, number, shape, time and much more. We also have a great selection of challenges and problem solving activities.

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Finding halves and quarters of small numbers.

An assessment paper for children at the end of Year 2 (6-7 years old).Please note these are not intended to be used as a set of written questions where the child answers on paper in silence. The questions could be presented over a period of several days and can be read out loud. Encouraging discussion of the questions will give a much greater insight into the child's understanding.

A set of worksheets which concentrates on giving change from £1 when spending multiples of 5p.

Finding the cost of yoyos, skateboards etc.

Finding the cost of pencils, scissors etc.

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Welcome to the Math Salamanders Year 2 Printable Mental Maths Worksheets. Here you will find a wide range of Mental Maths Worksheets aimed at Year 2 children which will help your child to learn number facts and practise their number skills.

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Our selection of mental maths worksheets is a great way of practising your number and maths skills.

The sheets can be used in a variety of ways, as a test or revision practise, or as part of a weekly quiz to help reinforce skills.

They can also be used as an oral and mental starter to a lesson to get brains working!

One of the best ways to use these sheets is to get children to work in pairs, discussing the questions as they work through them.

The questions have been designed to practise a range of maths skills from number to geometry and measurement facts, including using time and money.

The quizzes are in order of difficulty with the questions getting slightly harder in each quiz.

Our Year 2 Mental Math Worksheets contain a wide range of different questions and math skills.

Each sheet contains 12 questions, and is provided with an answer sheet.

The level of difficulty gets harder as you progress through the sheets.

The topics covered include:

• mental arithmetic - addition, subtraction and simple multiplication;
• missing fact questions;
• place value questions up to 100;
• simple geometry questions usually based around 2d and 3d shape properties;
• money questions;
• simple word problems;
• time questions, including date and calendar questions.

Year 2 Mental Math Worksheets

• Year 2 Mental Maths Sheet 1
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• Year 2 Mental Maths Sheet 5
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• Year 2 Mental Maths Sheet 10

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The sheets follow the same format as the ones on this page, but are at a more advanced level.

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Year 2 Printable Math Games

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

The following games involve different Year 2 Math activities which you and your child can enjoy together.

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I hope you are all staying safe at home! These are just a few ideas of work to help keep you busy while you are at home. 

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Time resources

• Year-2-maths-time-knowledge-organiser.pdf
• Higher Ability O'Clock and half past.pdf
• Middle Ability O'Clock and half past.pdf
• Lower Ability O'Clock and half past.pdf
• Telling the Time Peg Matching Game (o’clock).pdf
• Telling the Time Peg Matching Game (quarter to - quarter past).pdf
• Telling the Time Quarter Past Quarter to and Half Past Activity Sheet.pdf
• Telling the Time Peg Matching Game (to five minutes).pdf
• Time bingo boards.pdf
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• Teaching resource Telling the Time Quarter Past Half Past Quarter to Task Setter.pdf
• Teaching resource telling-the-time-in-five minute-intervals.pdf
• White Rose Y2 time problem solving and fluency tasks.pdf
• Year-2-fractions-maths-knowledge-organiser.pdf
• Fractions-learning-from-home-maths-activity-booklet.pdf
• Chilli-challenge-year-2-fractions-maths-cards.pdf
• Find the fraction higher ability.pdf
• Find the fraction lower ability.pdf
• Find the fraction middle ability.pdf
• Fractions-true-or-false-challenge-cards.pdf
• Introduction-to-fractions-of-amounts.pdf
• Stained-glass-window-fractions-differentiated-activity-sheets.pdf
• What-Fraction-Is-Shaded-Challenge-Cards.pdf
• White Rose fractions problem solving and fluency.pdf

Writing tasks 

Pobble 365 is a great website that has an image for each day of the year. The images can be used to support story planning, story writing, setting descriptions and reading inferences.  Check out the website listed below. 

Other writing tasks you can do: 

-Help to bake a cake and write a set of instructions to match 

-Think of your favourite (or a new)  book character and think of adjectives to describe them. Think about different adjectives for appearance and personality

-Write a character description about a book character using your adjectives 

-Write a letter to a friend, neighbour or family member 

-Have a go at writing a poem (not all poems have to rhyme) 

-Have a go at making a comic strip for your favourite superhero character 

-Write a new story (with illustrations)

-Write some short chapters for a new story (with illustrations) 

-Have a go at some research and write some notes (could be animals, countries, famous people)

-Create an information text using your notes 

• Paper 1 Reading Prompt and Answer booklet 2019.pdf
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• Captain Tom Moore mixed ability comprehension.pdf
• Knights and dragons unite mixed ability comprehension.pdf
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• VIPERS I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.pdf
• VIPERS Queen Victorias Coronation Diary.pdf
• VIPERS The Isle of Coll.pdf
• VIPERS Victorian Toys.pdf
• Year-2-spelling-and-reading-common-exception-words-activity-booklet.pdf

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• Colour-scavenger-hunt-differentiated-activity.pdf
• Dissolving science experiment.pdf
• Fireworks in a Glass science.pdf
• How-to-grow-a-rainbow-experiment-science-activity.pdf
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• Phase 5 Phonics Activity Booklet.pdf
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• Phase-6-spelling-journal.pdf

Common exception words and tricky words resources

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• Spot Mr Whoops Mistakes Y1 Y2 Common Exception Words.pdf
• phase-3-phonics-tricky-words-activity-booklet.pdf
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Reading revision resources

• All about butterflies reading text.pdf
• Bear in a cave reading text.pdf
• Bunny brown and his sister reading text.pdf
• Dinosaur on tour reading text.pdf
• Four little blossoms and their winter fun reading text.pdf
• The animal show reading text.pdf
• The star reading text.pdf

60 second reading resources

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• House for Sale Activity Card.pdf
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• Oldest Plant Ever.pdf
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• Jack-and-the-beanstalk-alternative-ending-story-planning-template.pdf
• little-red-riding-hood-alternative-ending-story-planning-template.pdf
• Story-settings-description-writing-frames.pdf
• year-2-spring-term-1-spag-activity-mats.pdf

General maths resources

• Colour by number times tables.pdf
• KS1 The Mystery at the Grand Portrait Gallery Maths Game.pdf
• Maths Number Place and Value Workbook Year 2.pdf
• Snakes and Ladders with 2, 3 and 5 Times Tables Board Game.pdf
• Year 2 Maths Addition and Subtraction.pdf

Maths - Arithmetic revision

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• KS1-Arithmetic-Full-Test-3.pdf
• KS1-Arithmetic-Full-Test-4.pdf
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• KS1-Arithmetic-Full-Test-6.pdf

Year 2 tasks!

• Easter Themed Basket Craft.pdf
• Year 2 Science Plants Learning from Home Activity Booklet.pdf
• Year 2 Science Uses of Everyday Materials Learning from Home Activity Booklet.pdf
• geography-game.pdf
• Our-Family-Tuck-Shop.pdf
• Year-1-2-Home-learning-booklet.pdf

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How two high school students solved a 2,000-year-old math puzzle

By Bill Whitaker , Aliza Chasan , Sara Kuzmarov, Mariah Campbell

May 5, 2024 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News

A high school math teacher at St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans, Michelle Blouin Williams, was looking for ingenuity when she and her colleagues set a school-wide math contest with a challenging bonus question. That bonus question asked students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental principle of geometry, using trigonometry. The teachers weren't necessarily expecting anyone to solve it, as proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry were believed to be impossible for nearly 2,000 years.

But then, in December 2022, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, seniors at St. Mary's Academy, stepped up to the challenge. The $500 prize money was a motivating factor.

After months of work, they submitted their innovative proofs to their teachers. With the contest behind them, their teachers encouraged the students to present at a mathematics conference, and then to seek to publish their work. And even today, they're not done. Now in college, they've been working on further proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem and believe they have found five more proofs. Amazingly, despite their impressive achievements, they insist they're not math geniuses.

"I think that's a stretch," Calcea said.

The St. Mary's math contest

When the pair started working on the math contest they were familiar with the Pythagorean Theorem's equation: A² + B² = C², which explains that by knowing the length of two sides of a right triangle, it's possible to figure out the length of the third side.

When Calcea and Ne'Kiya set out to create a new Pythagorean Theorem proof, they didn't know that for thousands of years, one using trigonometry was thought to be impossible.  In 2009, mathematician Jason Zimba submitted one, and now Calcea and Ne'Kiya are adding to the canon.

Calcea and Ne'Kiya had studied geometry and some trigonometry when they started working on their proofs, but said they didn't feel math was easy. As the contest went on, they spent almost all their free time developing their ideas.

"The garbage can was full of papers, which she would, you know, work out the problems and if that didn't work, she would ball it up, throw it in the trash," Cal Johnson, Calcea's dad, said.

Neliska Jackson, Ne'Kiya's mother, says lightheartedly, that most of the time, her daughter's work was beyond her. 

To document Calcea and Ne'Kiya's work, math teachers at St. Mary's submitted their proofs to an American Mathematical Society conference in Atlanta in March 2023.

"Well, our teacher approached us and was like, 'Hey, you might be able to actually present this,'" Ne'Kiya said. "I was like, 'Are you joking?' But she wasn't. So we went. I got up there. We presented and it went well, and it blew up."

Why Calcea' and Ne'kiya's work "blew up"

The reaction was insane and unexpected, Calcea said. News of their accomplishment spread around the world. The pair got a write-up in South Korea and a shoutout from former first lady Michelle Obama. They got a commendation from the governor and keys to the city of New Orleans. 

Calcea and Ne'Kiya said they think there's several reasons why people found their work so impressive. 

"Probably because we're African American, one," Ne'Kiya said. "And we're also women. So I think-- oh, and our age. Of course our ages probably played a big part."

Ne'Kiya said she'd like their accomplishment to be celebrated for what it is: "a great mathematical achievement."

In spite of the community's celebration of the students' work, St. Mary's Academy president and interim principal Pamela Rogers said that with recognition came racist calls and comments. 

"[People said] 'they could not have done it. African Americans don't have the brains to do it.' Of course, we sheltered our girls from that," Rogers said. "But we absolutely did not expect it to come in the volume that it came."

Rogers said too often society has a vision of who can be successful.

"To some people, it is not always an African American female," Rogers said. "And to us, it's always an African American female."

Success at St. Marys 

St. Mary's, a private Catholic elementary and high school, was started for young Black women just after the Civil War. Ne'Kiya and Calcea follow a long line of barrier-breaking graduates. Leah Chase , the late queen of Creole cuisine, was an alum. So was Michelle Woodfork, the first African American female New Orleans police chief, and Dana Douglas, a judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Math teacher Michelle Blouin Williams, who initiated the math contest, said Calcea and Ne'Kiya are typical St. Mary's students. She said if they're "unicorns," then every student who's matriculated through the school is a "beautiful, Black unicorn."

Students hear that message from the moment they walk in the door, Rogers said. 

"We believe all students can succeed, all students can learn," the principal said. "It does not matter the environment that you live in."

About half the students at St. Mary's get scholarships, subsidized by fundraising to defray the $8,000 a year tuition. There's no test to get in, but expectations are high and rules are strict: cellphones are not allowed and modest skirts and hair in its natural color are required. 

Students said they appreciate the rules and rigor.

"Especially the standards that they set for us," junior Rayah Siddiq said. "They're very high. And I don't think that's ever going to change." 

What's next for Ne'Kiya and Calcea

Last year when Ne'Kiya and Calcea graduated, all their classmates were accepted into college and received scholarship offers. The school has had a 100% graduation rate and a 100% college acceptance rate for 17 years, according to Rogers.

Ne'Kiya got a full ride in the pharmacy department at Xavier University in New Orleans. Calcea, the class valedictorian, is studying environmental engineering at Louisiana State University. Neither one is pursuing a career in math, though Calcea said she may minor in math.

"People might expect too much out of me if I become a mathematician," Ne'Kiya said wryly. 

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News.

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