The 2nd Grade Skills below are based on the Common Core Standards For Mathematics. You can find out more about the Common Core Standards here.
You will also find a listing of related math resources (worksheets, charts, etc) here.
Note: Math standards and curricula can vary by location or school. Check with your child’s school to determine what 2nd grade math skills are expected in your location.
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Solving one and two-step word problems using adding and subtracting with numbers up to 100.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Game
Target Game
- Addition & Subtraction: To 9 and To 19 (timed or unlimited time)
Worksheet
Word problems
- Adding To/ Taking From (5-pages with 30 questions)
- Joining/ Taking Apart & Comparing (8-pages with 48 questions)
Adding and subtracting with fluency with numbers to 20 using strategies. (e.g. making ten 8 + 5 = 8 + 2 = 10 + 3 = 13) and memorizing addition facts for single-digit numbers (e.g. up to 9 + 9 = 18)
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
Chart
- Printable Subtraction Table up to 19 – 9
Example/Guidance
Flashcard
- Addition – Sums to 19
- Subtraction – Numbers to 19
- Sums to 12 e.g. 8 + 4
- Sums to 18 e.g. 9 + 9
- 1 + 1 to 12 + 12 (Drop-down option giving up to 144 cards)
- Numbers to 12 e.g. 12 – 4
- Numbers to 18 e.g. 17 – 9
Game
Build The Answer Games
- Addition &/ or subtraction game (numbers to 9 and to 19)
Table
Addition/ Subtraction Chart
- Printable Addition Table e.g. 0 + 0 to 10 + 10
Worksheet
Bridging
- Making (Bridging) 10 e.g. 7 + 4, 8 + 5
- Addition with Making (Bridging) 10 & Cuisenaire Rods e.g. 7 + 6 = 7 + 3 + 3 = 10 + 3 = 13
Slightly Different
- Problems to 10 # 1
- Problems to 10 # 2
- Problems to 20 # 1
- Problems to 20 # 2
- Mappings to 10 # 1 e.g. add 2 to 4, 6, 7, & 8
- Mappings to 10 # 2
- Mappings to 20 # 1 e.g. add 6 to 7, 8, 9, & 11
- Mappings to 20 # 2
To 10
- 1-digit numbers e.g. 6 + 3, 9 – 4
- Missing Numbers With Adding & Subtracting to 10 #1 e.g. 6 – __ = 4, __ + 3 = 7
- Missing Numbers With Adding & Subtracting to 10 #2
To 20
- Numbers to 18 e.g. 9 + 9, 18 – 6
- Missing Numbers With Adding & Subtracting to 20 #1
- Missing Numbers With Adding & Subtracting to 20 #2 e.g. 12 – __ = 7, __ + 9 = 17
- Numbers to 12 e.g. 11 – 6
- Numbers to 19 (3 of 3) e.g. 17 – 8
- Numbers to 19 (1 of 3) e.g. 18 – 5 (both horizontal and vertical formats)
- Sums to 19 (1 of 3) e.g. 12 + 4 (both horizontal and vertical addition & no “bridging 10”)
- Numbers to 19 (2 of 3) e.g. 14 – 8 (both horizontal and vertical formats)
- Sums to 19 (2 of 3) e.g. 9 + 8 (both horizontal and vertical addition)
- Sums to 19 (3 of 3) e.g. 9 + 9
Worksheet Generator
- Customizable Addition Worksheet Generator
- Addition & Subtraction Worksheets
- Customizable Subtraction Worksheet Generator
- Addition/ Subtraction Worksheet Generator (adding and/or subtracting zeros, ones, and/or doubles)
- Addition/ Subtraction Worksheet Generator (Cuisenaire Rod-like)
- Addition/ Subtraction Worksheet Generator
Identifying groups as having either an odd or an even number of objects.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.
Number line
- Even /Odd Numbers only from 0 to 20 (2 variations on 1 page)
Writing equations (e.g. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4) to show how adding can be used to determine the number of objects in a rectangular array.
Number & Operations in Base Ten
Recognizing that, for 3-digit numbers, the digits represent the amount of ones, the amount of tens, and the amount of hundreds.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases:
1. 100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens – called a “hundred.”
2. The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones).
Activity
Place Value Charts
- Place Value Arrow Cards (Small, Medium, and Large Sizes)
Chart
- Place Value Chart For Wall Display – Landscape (22 Pages)
- Place Value Chart For Wall Display – Portrait (22 Pages)
- Place Value Chart For Wall Display – A5-size (17 Pages)
- Ones, Tens, & Hundreds : 16 per page
- Ones, Tens, & Hundreds : 4 per page
- Ones, Tens, & Hundreds
- Place Value Chart: Hundreds – with blocks for highlighting
- Place Value Chart: Hundreds
Example/Guidance
- Understanding Place Value (Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones)
Worksheet
Worksheet Generator
- Place Value Worksheet Generator (hundreds, tens, and ones)
Counting up to one thousand and skip counting by fives, tens, and by hundreds.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
Chart
Number Grids
- Numbers Chart – From 10 to 999 Numbers : Adjustable Start Number, Interval, and Number of Rows
Example/Guidance
Number line
- Number Line ( 0 to 100 – by 5s) (with option of 1 to 8 lines/ page)
- Number Line ( 0 to 100) – Showing just 5, 15, 25, 35, etc.
- Number Line ( 0 to 100 ) – marks at 1s, numbers at 5s
- Number Line (0 to 1000) – marks at 10s, numbers at 100s
- Number Line ( 0 to 100 ) – numbers at 1s – split into five lines
- Number Line – Counting by 2s (0 to 50 with numbers at twos)
- Numbers over 100 (five lines on page: 100 to 600)
- Numbers over 100 (four lines on page: 600 to 1000)
- Number Line from 0 – 150 (3 lines on page)
- Number Line from 0 – 100 (Counting by 2s)
- Number Line from 1 – 500 (Single page split into ten lines)
- Number Line from 501 – 1000 (Single page split into ten lines)
- Number Line 0 to 100 with symbols (symbols at the 1s, 5s, and 10s)
- Number Lines 0 to 20 & 0 to 100 (In portrait format)
- Number Lines 0 to 50 & 50 to 100 (marks at 1s and numbers at 10s)
- From 0 to 200 marks at 1s annotations at the 10s
- Blank: Ten Intervals (10 per page Portrait Format)
- Blank – Marks at 1s, 10s, 100s (also for decimals e.g. tenths to thousandths)
- Number Line: 0 to 60 (Intervals of 5) (between 1 and 8 lines/ page)
- Number Line Generator
Worksheet
Worksheet Generator
Writing and reading number names up to one thousand and use expanded form. e.g. 876 = 800 + 70 + 6
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
Flashcard
- Place Value Number Cards (7 pages) 0 to 9, 10 to 90, & 100 to 900
Worksheet
- Numbers in Expanded Form Worksheet Generator e.g. 6,346 = 6,000 + 300 + 40 + 6
Comparing two 3-digit numbers by examining the hundreds, tens, and ones place in turn and correctly using the greater than, less than, and equal signs.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
Example/Guidance
Worksheet
Adding and subtracting with fluency up to 100.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Flashcard
Game
Matching Game
Lesson
Puzzle
- Number Grid Puzzle (with 10 Variations)
Quiz
- Addition with making 20 e.g. 18 + 7 = 25
- Addition with making multiples of 10 e.g. 66 + 8 = 74
Worksheet
Bridging
- Making (Bridging) Multiples of 10 e.g. 17 + 5, 78 + 7
Number bonds
- Number bonds to 20 e.g.8 + ___ = 20
- Number bonds to 30 e.g.26 + ___ = 30
- Number bonds to 40 e.g.12 + ___ = 40
- Number bonds to 50 e.g.17 + ___ = 50
- Number bonds to 100 e.g. 43 + ___ = 100
- Number Bonds To 100 (with blank number lines)
Slightly Different
- Adding To Subtract e.g. 45 – 27 = (45+3 = 48) – (27+3=30) = 18
To 100
- 2-digit & 1-digit – no regrouping e.g. 34 + 5, 56 – 4
- 2-digit numbers – no regrouping e.g. 42 + 36, 34 + 12
- 2-digit numbers – regrouping e.g. 47 + 16, 78 – 29
- 2-digit – 1-digit – no regrouping e.g. 68 – 5
- 2-digit – 1-digit – regrouping e.g. 65 – 7
- 2-digit – 2 -digit – no regrouping e.g. 86 – 43
- 2-digit – 2-digit – regrouping e.g. 57 – 39
- 2-digit + 2-digit – regrouping e.g. 47 + 16
- 2-digit + 1-digit – no regrouping e.g. 34 + 5
- 2-digit + 2 -digit – no regrouping e.g. 42 + 36
To 20
- Numbers to 18 e.g. 9 + 9, 18 – 6
Worksheet Generator
- Customizable Addition Worksheet Generator
- Addition & Subtraction Worksheets
- Adding & Subtracting with 3 Numbers (e.g. 5 + 6 + 3 = 14, 12 – 3 + 7 = 16)
Adding as many as four 2-digit numbers.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.
Worksheet
Slightly Different
- Adding 3 Numbers (in easiest order) e.g. 27 + 13 + 15
Third/ Fourth Grade
Three or more
- Three 1-digit numbers e.g. 3 + 4 + 8
- Three 2-digit numbers e.g. 35 + 14 + 26
- Four 1-digit numbers e.g. 3 + 4 + 8 + 2
Adding and subtracting with numbers up to 1000 using place-value-based strategies including regrouping 10s and 100s when necessary.
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.
Worksheet
Larger Numbers
- Addition & Subtraction: 1 of 3 (within 1000)
- Addition & Subtraction: 2 of 3 (within 1000)
- Addition & Subtraction: 3 of 3 (within 1000)
Third/ Fourth Grade
- Addition & Subtraction (larger numbers) e.g. up to 999,999
Worksheet Generator
- Subtracting with Regrouping Ten (includes base ten block visuals)
- Subtraction with regrouping (with place value blocks)
Adding and subtracting 10 or 100 from any number up to 900 (mentally)
Showing adding and subtracting strategies using place value.
Measurement & Data
Using rulers, measurement tapes, etc. to measure length.
Using two different units or length to measure the same object and then relating the two results.
Estimating using different units of length (e.g. centimeters, meters, inches, feet)
Finding the difference in length between two objects by measurement.
Solving word problems that include length using adding and subtracting. (with numbers to 100 and no unit conversion)
Using a number line to show whole numbers and their addition or subtraction (with numbers to 100)
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points corresponding to the numbers 0, 1, 2, …, and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.
Number line
- Vertical Line: 0 to 20 (1per-page and 4-per-page)
- Vertical Line: 0 to 50 (1per-page and 4-per-page)
- Blank Line (extra thick) : includes 1 & 4-per-page options
- Blank Line Without Tick Marks (just a line with arrows at either end)
- Blank Lines (Highlighted at 5s & 10s) : includes 1 & 5-per-page options
Writing and telling time using a.m. and p.m. (to five minutes e.g. 11.35 a.m.)
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
Example/Guidance
Number line
- Time Line ( 12 to 12 ) – 24 hours starting at 12 midnight
- Minutes – Marked at 5 minute intervals (with option of 1 to 8 lines/ page)
- Clock face with linear minutes & hour lines (3 Pages)
- Elapsed Time Number Lines (6 Pages – Various Formats)
Worksheet
Blank Clocks
Telling Time
Worksheet Generator
Solving money word problems. e.g. there are 35 cents in 3 dimes and a nickel, how many quarters would you get for one dollar bill?
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and � symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Number line
Money
- Money Line: $0.00 to $5.00: (annotated at 5 cent intervals)
Making multiple measurements and showing these on a line plot (with the horizontal scale showing units of length)
Drawing and using bar and picture graphs to show data from as many as four categories.
Geometry
Recognizing and drawing shapes given specific attributes and being able to identify different types of shapes (e.g. triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, and cube)
The listing of worksheets and other math resources below are related to the following standard extracted from the Common Core Standards For Mathematics:
Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
Worksheet
Lines and Angles
- Lines & Line Segments e.g. Identifying and naming
Shapes and Figures
- Shapes e.g. Squares, rectangles and triangles
- Shapes e.g. Pentagons, Octagons, etc.
- 3-D Objects (1 of 2) e.g. Identifying shapes and faces, edges, and vertices
Dividing a rectangle into columns and rows of equal size squares.
Dividing rectangles and circles into halves, thirds and fourths and using these terms to describe these equal shares.
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