Number Bonds to 10
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Year 2 Addition & Subtraction Worksheets
20 worksheets across 4 weeks
Our free Year 2 Addition and Subtraction worksheets build a strong foundation in mental arithmetic for children aged 6-7, fully aligned to the England National Curriculum. Addition and subtraction are the most heavily tested areas of Key Stage 1 mathematics, and the skills developed in Year 2 are essential for success in the end-of-year assessments and for the transition to Key Stage 2. These worksheets provide the structured daily practice children need to become fluent, confident, and flexible with numbers to 100. The 20 worksheets are organised across 4 weeks of progressive daily practice. Week 1 covers number bonds to 10, helping children achieve rapid, automatic recall of all the pairs of numbers that add to make 10. Week 2 extends this to number bonds to 20, a critical milestone for mental arithmetic. Week 3 introduces adding within 50, where children apply mental strategies such as partitioning, making 10, and using near doubles. Week 4 progresses to adding within 100, developing children's ability to add two-digit numbers using place value and efficient mental methods. Every worksheet includes fluency questions to build speed and accuracy, word problems set in everyday contexts such as shopping, measuring, and sharing, and reasoning challenges that require children to explain their methods, spot errors, or compare different approaches. This structure directly supports the three aims of the National Curriculum and prepares children for the question types they will encounter in the KS1 SATs. Parents can support this topic by practising number bonds at home through quick-fire games, playing card games that involve addition, or using everyday situations such as adding up prices or counting change. Teachers will find these worksheets ideal as daily mental maths practice, morning starter activities, or targeted intervention resources for children who need additional support. Through regular practice with these worksheets, children will develop fluent recall of number bonds to 10 and 20, confident mental strategies for adding and subtracting within 100, and the ability to solve multi-step word problems. These are the essential Year 2 skills that underpin success across all areas of mathematics.
Number Bonds to 10
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Number Bonds to 20
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Number Bonds to 20
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Number Bonds to 20
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Number Bonds to 20
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Number Bonds to 20
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Adding within 50
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Adding within 50
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Adding within 50
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Adding within 50
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Adding within 100
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Adding within 100
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Adding within 100
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Adding within 100
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Adding within 100
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What addition and subtraction should a Year 2 child know?
- Year 2 children should recall number bonds to 10 and 20 fluently, add and subtract within 100 using mental strategies and place value, use the making 10 strategy, understand fact families, and solve multi-step word problems involving addition and subtraction.
- How many addition and subtraction worksheets are available for Year 2?
- There are 20 worksheets covering four weeks: number bonds to 10, number bonds to 20, adding within 50, and adding within 100. Each week has 5 daily worksheets.
- How do I help my child with Year 2 addition and subtraction?
- Focus first on ensuring your child has automatic recall of number bonds to 10. Practise these through quick-fire verbal games, flashcards, or apps until your child can answer without hesitation. Once number bonds to 10 are secure, extend to number bonds to 20 using the bridging through 10 strategy. For adding larger numbers, encourage your child to partition numbers into tens and ones and add the tens first. Always ask your child to explain their method, as this deepens understanding and helps you identify any misconceptions early.
- What addition and subtraction skills are tested in the Year 2 SATs?
- The KS1 SATs test addition and subtraction thoroughly through arithmetic questions and reasoning problems. Children may be asked to calculate additions and subtractions with numbers up to 100, complete missing number problems, solve one-step and two-step word problems, and use inverse operations to check their answers. Questions assess both procedural fluency and the ability to apply addition and subtraction in unfamiliar contexts. Our worksheets cover all of these areas through the progressive weekly structure.
- How many questions are in each Year 2 addition and subtraction worksheet?
- Each worksheet contains between 8 and 12 questions across three sections: fluency for building speed, word problems for applying skills in context, and reasoning for developing deeper mathematical thinking. The worksheets are designed to take approximately 15 minutes to complete, making them ideal for daily practice sessions at home or in the classroom.