What your learner will practice
Building two-digit confidence. Second graders connect place value to addition, subtraction and familiar everyday situations. Encourage grouping into tens and ones.
With word problems in Grade 2, the goal is to build understanding and to explain the method, not just get a number. Take breaks and repeat short sessions when needed.
How to solve word problems problems
- 1Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities.
- 2Ask what is known and what is missing; draw a quick model.
- 3Write an equation, solve it, and label the answer with units.
Common mistake to watch for
Do not choose an operation based only on one keyword.
Try these six examples
Read each question, solve on paper, and then check the answer. The full printable sets below provide 20 new problems each.
- Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 9 more. How many stickers now? Answer: 23
- There are 18 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain? Answer: 13
- A box has 16 red beads and 12 blue beads. How many in all? Answer: 28
- Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 7 more. How many stickers now? Answer: 21
- There are 18 books. 6 are checked out. How many remain? Answer: 12
- 14 bags each have 8 marbles. How many marbles altogether? Answer: 112
Helpful teaching idea
Tell the story back without the numbers before solving it.
Try a short warm-up, then have the learner explain one problem with a drawing or written number sentence.