Help for Year 2 Maths

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Hi there, I’d really welcome some advice from teachers or other people who know, about how to support my Year 2 DD in Maths.

At her parent teacher meeting at half term, her lovely teacher said she was slightly below average, but thought it was mostly a confidence issue, and had arranged for her to have extra Maths time with the TA.

I have noticed while doing homework with her lately that she doesn’t feel at ease with numbers bigger than 20. She told me she feels worried she can’t do number bonds to 100, and she struggles with those exercises where you have to combine tens and ones to make a number.

She’s young in the year - summer born. No SEN AFAIK.

I’d really like to support her in this. I can obviously print out extra worksheets from Twinkle, but I’d love to know if there’s anything I could be doing to really deepen her understanding, and her comfort level with numbers.

Thank you!

Get her confident with number.
go back to basics - count out pieces of pasta. Put a finger on each one to ensure she is counting each piece.
Then look at how numbers are made up - 6 can be made of 1 and 5, 2 and 4, 3and 3, 4 and 2 etc.
Move on to number bonds. How is ten made up? Then 20.

What is one more than 25? What is ten more than 11? Start off these games with a number square to support her, then as she gets more confident, see if she can do it without. What’s 5 less than 12 etc.

Rather than worksheets I’d keep it light and do it with concrete items - pasta, pencils, cubes - give her things to help her.

Have a look at the app White Rose Maths One minute maths.

Let her play around with number and it be fun.

In year 2, they will move on to times tables - 2,5,10 and 3S would help. Does she know odd and even numbers? When you move on to times tables, little tricks will help - 2s are always an even number, doubles, tens always end with a zero.

Squeebles is a really good and highly rewarding Maths app. I'm a primary teacher and it was recommended by a friend who is also a primary teacher. Have a look at that. It's great for lots of Maths topics and is British.

Also get her a whiteboard and pen and show her that because 6 + 4 make 10 that 60 + 40 make 100... 16+4 make 20... it's good to show it in black and white and in a wipesble forgiving way.

Wow, thank you so much for the great ideas. I thought this thread would be tumbleweed! I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.

@ShirazSavedMySanity do you mean like a number square written on paper?

I’m wondering if there’s anything that shows from 10-100, like a giant number line we could put on the wall. She’s quite visual and really struggles to sort of ‘feel’ those numbers if that makes any sense.

Twinkl do number square 1-100 or do a google search, there will be things available.

Same for number lines 0-100, put it up around her room.

Count whilst you’re going up stairs, walking to the shop etc.

Get her confident with counting forwards and backwards.

Cuisinaire rods and numicon might really help. Also numberblocks on tv.

I did a mental maths programme with both of mine.
Must have worked as they are both exceptional at Maths and youngest has a full EHCP. It teaches concepts eg what does the number zero really mean, what the words take away, addition mean and alternatives. PM if you want the name. We did 10 minutes a day.

Thanks, I’ll PM you!

Hi I just saw this thread. Year 2 DS who is also a bit behind on maths. I’d be grateful if you could share the mental maths programme if you can. Thanks very much😊

Interested too .Please if you don't mind sharing .
Thank you