Maths

Place value is a significant proportion of the autumn Year 2 maths curriculum. Students begin the block, focusing on: numbers to 20; counting objects to 100 and recognising tens and ones (using materials and a range of representations to do this). They use a place value chart to partition numbers to hundred and learn to write numbers to 100 in words. Students are also introduced to the < , > and = symbols to compare and order numbers to 100 and learn to count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from zero.

Example year 2 place value questions

1. What number is represented here. How many tens and how many ones are there?

Answer: 63, 6 tens and 3 ones

2. Sam ate 14 grapes and Jamie ate 21. Did Sam eat more or less grapes than Jamie

Answer: Sam ate less grapes

Addition and subtraction is another large block in the year 2 maths curriculum; spanning five weeks. Pupils use concrete objects and pictorial representations, applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods and extend their understanding of the language of addition and subtraction to include sum and difference. 

Children begin by recapping number bonds to 10. They learn to recall and use addition & subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100. Pupils also use  concrete objects and pictorial representations to add and subtract: two-digit numbers and ones; two-digit numbers and tens; two two-digit numbers and three one-digit numbers. They also learn to recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems.

Example year 2 addition & subtraction questions

1a) 24 + 3 = 

b) 57 – 4 = 

Answer:

a)27

b)53

2. Sophie had 7 pencils. She gave 3 pencils to her friend. How many did she have left?

Answer: 4 pencils

Shape is the final block of the autumn term. Pupils learn to identify and describe the properties of a range of 2D, including number of sides and lines of symmetry and 3D shapes, including the number of edges, faces and vertices. Students also learn to read and write the names for the shapes; sort shapes and make patterns with both 2D and 3D shapes.

Example year 2 shape questions

1. Match the shape to the correct name:

Answer: