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Year 2 maths

Year 2 maths runs to 175 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 6 to 7 in Key Stage 1. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes Ten, Ones, Equal to, tens, multiple, Expression, Equation, Estimate, Number line, increase, decrease, add.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 2 maths lesson

In the order they are taught. 175 lessons.

Composition of multiples of 10

  1. One Ten is the Same as Ten Ones
  2. Represent multiples of ten using their numerals
  3. Tens Numbers: Numerals and Names
  4. Tens All Together: Expressions and Equations
  5. Where Do the Tens Go? Estimating on a 0–100 Number Line
  6. Add and Subtract Ten from a Multiple of Ten
  7. Add and Subtract Tens Using Facts You Already Know
  8. Add and Subtract Multiples of Ten
  9. Solve Problems with Multiples of Ten
  10. Solve Problems with Multiples of Ten

Counting and representing the numbers 20 to 99

  1. Counting to 100 and Beyond
  2. Count Groups of Ten and Extra Ones
  3. Count a Large Group of Objects by Counting Tens and Ones
  4. Represent a Number from 20 to 99
  5. Use a Number Line to Position and Estimate Numbers 20–99

Comparing, ordering and partitioning 2-digit numbers

  1. Compare Two-Digit Numbers
  2. Partition Two-Digit Numbers into Tens and Ones
  3. Partition Two-Digit Numbers into Tens and Ones
  4. Tens and Ones: Addition and Subtraction Equations
  5. Solve Problems by Adding and Subtracting Tens and Ones

Secure fluency of addition and subtraction facts within 10

  1. Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10
  2. One More, One Less, Two More, Two Less
  3. Recall Doubles Within 10
  4. Use Near Doubles Within 10
  5. Use What You Know: Adding and Taking Away Within 10

Calculating within 20

  1. Add Three Addends
  2. First, Then, Then, Now: Adding Three Numbers
  3. Add in Any Order!
  4. Add Three Numbers the Smart Way
  5. Add Three Numbers by Finding a Pair That Makes 10
  6. Add Two Numbers That Bridge Through 10
  7. Add and Subtract Numbers That Bridge Through 10
  8. More, Fewer or the Same? Comparing Two Groups
  9. Calculate the Difference
  10. Calculate the Difference in Different Contexts
  11. What is the Difference Between Consecutive Numbers?
  12. Calculate the Difference Using a Pictogram
  13. Calculate the Difference Using a Bar Chart
  14. Use What You Know to Solve Maths Problems
  15. Reading Charts and Solving Sums Within 20

Adding and subtracting ones and tens to and from 2-digit numbers

  1. One More, One Less: Adding and Subtracting 1 from a Two-Digit Number
  2. Add and Subtract 1 Crossing the Tens Boundary
  3. Use Number Facts to Add or Subtract a One-Digit and a Two-Digit Number
  4. Use Number Facts to Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems
  5. Use Number Facts to Solve Problems in Measures and Data
  6. Use Number Bonds to 10 to Add and Subtract
  7. Add by Bridging a Multiple of Ten
  8. Subtract by Bridging a Multiple of Ten
  9. Use Bridging to Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems
  10. Find 10 More or 10 Less Than a Two-Digit Number
  11. Add and Subtract 10 from a Two-Digit Number
  12. Add Multiples of 10 to 2-Digit Numbers
  13. Subtract Multiples of Ten from 2-Digit Numbers
  14. Partition 2-Digit Numbers in Different Ways
  15. Use Efficient Strategies to Solve Problems

Grouping objects in different ways and relating to multiplication

  1. Grouping Objects in Different Ways
  2. Describe How Objects Have Been Grouped
  3. Represent Equal Groups as Repeated Addition
  4. Equal Groups: Repeated Addition and Multiplication
  5. Represent Equal Groups as Multiplication
  6. Groups of Zero and One
  7. Identify and Explain Each Part of a Multiplication Equation
  8. Skip Count to Find the Product
  9. Use Multiplication to Solve Problems
  10. Use Multiplication to Solve Problems

Representing counting in 2s, 5s and 10s as the 2, 5 and 10 times tables

  1. Represent the 2 Times Table in Different Ways
  2. Use the 2 Times Table to Solve Problems
  3. Next and Previous: Multiples of 2
  4. Factor Pairs Can Go in Any Order!
  5. Counting in Tens: The 10 Times Table
  6. Represent the 10 Times Table in Different Ways
  7. What Comes Next? Multiples of 10
  8. Counting in Fives and the 5 Times Table
  9. Represent the 5 Times Table in Different Ways
  10. Next and Previous Multiples of 5

Representing counting in 5s as the 5 times table and link to the 10 times tables

  1. How Groups of Five and Ten Are Related
  2. Fives and Tens: Spot the Pattern!
  3. 5s and 10s: Double and Half
  4. What Happens When You Multiply by Zero or One?
  5. Represent Multiplication Equations in Different Ways
  6. Use the 2, 5 and 10 Times Tables to Solve Problems
  7. Use the 2, 5 and 10 Times Tables to Solve Problems
  8. What Does Each Number Mean in a Multiplication Story?
  9. When One Is a Factor: Multiplication Stories with 1
  10. Doubling and the 2 Times Table

Multiplying by 2, doubling and halving (factors and products)

  1. Double 2-Digit Numbers and Write Them as Multiplications
  2. Doubling and Halving: Two Sides of the Same Coin
  3. Halve Even 2-Digit Numbers and Multiples of 10
  4. Find the Missing Factor When One Factor Is 2
  5. Doubling, Halving and the 2 Times Table: Solve Problems

Introduction to division structures

  1. Grouping Objects Equally
  2. Can We Make Equal Groups?
  3. Division Stories and the ÷ Sign
  4. How Many Groups? Division Stories
  5. Skip Counting to Solve Measuring Problems
  6. Skip Count to Find the Number of Groups
  7. Sharing Equally
  8. Use Skip Counting to Solve a Sharing Problem
  9. Skip Count to Find the Group Size in a Sharing Problem
  10. Solve Division Problems: Sharing and Grouping

Shape: discuss and compare 2D and 3D shapes

  1. Recognise and Sort Polygons
  2. Triangles and Quadrilaterals: Naming Shapes by Their Sides
  3. Pentagons, Hexagons and Octagons
  4. Lines of Symmetry
  5. Discuss and Compare Polygons
  6. Fold and Join: Building 3D Shapes from Flat Shapes
  7. Describe and Name 3D Shapes
  8. Pyramids and Prisms: 3D Shape Detectives
  9. Find Different Ways to Sort 3D Shapes
  10. Discuss and Compare 3D Shapes

Addition and subtraction of two 2-digit numbers

  1. Use Efficient Addition Strategies to Calculate
  2. Combine Tens and Ones Within Equations
  3. Add Two-Digit Numbers Without Crossing the Tens Boundary
  4. Find the Missing Addend When Adding Two-Digit Numbers
  5. Add 2-Digit Numbers Across the Tens Boundary
  6. Adding Two-Digit Numbers: Solving Problems
  7. Clever Ways to Subtract
  8. Subtract Two-Digit Numbers by Splitting
  9. Solve problems involving subtraction of two-digit numbers
  10. Subtract Two-Digit Numbers Crossing the Tens Boundary
  11. Find the Missing Part When Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers
  12. Solve Problems Using Bridge 10 Subtraction
  13. Use Efficient Methods to Solve Subtraction Equations
  14. Solve Problems: Adding and Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers
  15. Create Your Own Addition and Subtraction Problems

Money: recognise coins and use £ and p symbols

  1. Coins and Their Values
  2. Recognise the Value of 20p, 50p and £1 Coins
  3. Same Amount, Different Coins
  4. Find the Most Efficient Way to Make a Given Value
  5. Giving Change: Solving Money Problems

Fractions: identify equal parts and be familiar with halves, thirds and quarters

  1. Equal or Unequal Parts
  2. One Half: Two Equal Parts
  3. One Quarter: Four Equal Parts
  4. One-Third: A New Fraction
  5. Read and Write Fractions: 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4
  6. Find One-Half of a Number
  7. Half and Double: Two Sides of the Same Fact
  8. Find One-Third or One-Quarter of a Number
  9. Find Three-Quarters of an Object, Shape, Set of Objects or Quantity
  10. One-Half and Two-Quarters Are the Same!

Time: write and tell the time to five minutes

  1. How Many Minutes in an Hour? How Many Hours in a Day?
  2. Five Minutes Past: Reading the Clock
  3. Minutes Past and Minutes To: Reading a Clock Face
  4. Quarter Past and Quarter To on a Clock Face
  5. Compare and Sequence Intervals of Time

Position and direction

  1. Using Words to Describe Position: Left, Right, Above, Below and Between
  2. Use Mathematical Vocabulary to Describe Movement
  3. Quarter, Half, Three-Quarter and Full Turns
  4. Solve Problems Involving Position, Direction and Rotation
  5. Order and Arrange Objects in Patterns

Doubling, halving, quotative and partitive division

  1. Patterns in the 5 and 10 Times Tables
  2. 5s and 10s: Double and Half
  3. Use the 5 and 10 Times Tables to Solve Problems
  4. Use the 10 Times Table to Divide
  5. Use the 5 Times Table to Divide
  6. Use Your 2 Times Table to Divide!
  7. Halving and Dividing by 2 — They're the Same Thing!
  8. What Are the Parts of a Division Sum?
  9. Is It Divisible by 2?
  10. Is It Divisible by 10?
  11. Can You Split It by 5? Divisibility Rules
  12. Zero as the Dividend: What Happens to the Answer?
  13. Any Number Divided by Itself Equals 1
  14. Any Number Divided by One
  15. Use Division Strategies to Solve Problems

Sense of measure - capacity, volume and mass

  1. Length in Every Direction: Height, Length and Distance
  2. Why Do We All Need to Measure the Same Way?
  3. Metres and Centimetres: How Long Is It?
  4. Read Scales in Metres and Centimetres
  5. Compare and Order Lengths
  6. Mass Can Be Measured in Grams and Kilograms
  7. Compare and Order Measurements of Mass
  8. Litres and Millilitres: How Do We Measure Liquid?
  9. Compare and Order Volume and Capacity
  10. Temperature: How Hot or Cold Is It?

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Common questions

What does Year 2 maths cover?
Year 2 maths runs to 175 lessons across a 36 week year, covering Ten, Ones, Equal to, tens, multiple, Expression and more.
How many maths lessons are in Year 2?
175 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 2?
Children in Year 2 are 6 to 7 years old during the school year in England and Wales.