Year 2 is where your child builds the number sense that every later maths topic depends on. Our structured programme makes numbers feel natural through hands-on learning, visual aids and everyday examples, like $1 and $2 coins.

Key Topics Covered:

Place value to 100 and a first look at 200, addition and subtraction strategies, equal groups and arrays, time and NZ money, measuring in centimetres and metres, shapes, patterns and coding, halves and quarters, and graphs.

Parent Tip:

At this age, confidence matters more than speed. Try counting a jar of $1 and $2 coins together at the kitchen table. We make sure each idea clicks before moving on.

Read, write and compare numbers to 100 and begin counting to 200

Add and subtract fluently within 100

Use arrays and equal groups to prepare for multiplication in Year 3

Tell time to five minutes and count NZ coins and notes

Measure in centimetres and metres and compare mass and capacity

Spot shapes and patterns and split shapes into halves and quarters

Parent and child practising Year 2 maths at home in New Zealand

No.	Topic	What We Cover
01	Place Value Foundations to 100	Read, write and show numbers to 100 with place value blocks, tens frames and hundreds boards. Practise telling 31 from 13.
02	Number Lines and Skip Counting	Count to 100 and skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s on number lines. Place numbers and solve missing number puzzles.
03	Tens and Ones with Blocks	Build two-digit numbers with blocks and see that 46 means 4 tens and 6 ones. Link each digit to its value.
04	Expanded Form and Number Names	Write numbers in standard form, expanded form and words, such as 48 = 40 + 8.
05	Comparing and Ordering Numbers	Compare and order numbers to 100 using place value and the words more than, less than and equal to.
06	Facts to 20 Fluency	Build quick recall of sums and differences to 20 with tens frames, doubles and make-a-ten strategies.
07	Odd and Even Numbers	Tell odd from even by pairing objects and write even numbers as doubles, such as 8 = 4 + 4.
08	Add and Subtract Within 100	Use place value strategies, hundreds boards and open number lines to add and subtract within 100.
09	Dollar Word Problems	Choose add or take away for simple purchases using whole dollars, such as buying a $12 book with a $20 note.
10	Term 1 Check-In and Review	Revise place value, facts and strategies through mixed tasks. A termly mock test and parent report follow.

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Warm-up (5 min)

Quick mental maths and a review of the previous session

Core Teaching (25 min)

New concept from the lesson eBook, with examples and guided practice

Guided Practice (15 min)

Student works through problems with tutor support

Independent Practice (10 min)

Student completes the in-class quiz independently

Wrap-up (5 min)

Summary, 2 take-home quizzes and a preview of the next session

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
11	Mental Maths: Add and Subtract 10	Add or subtract 10 in your head from numbers up to 100, using place value patterns.
12	Adding Two-Digit Numbers	Add two-digit numbers and trade ones for a ten using blocks, drawings and written steps.
13	Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers	Subtract two-digit numbers, breaking a ten into ones when needed, and check answers with addition.
14	Adding Three Numbers	Add up to three numbers by grouping tens and ones, such as adding points from a board game.
15	Counting Beyond 100: Numbers to 200	Count, read and build numbers to 200 with blocks and hundreds boards, seeing how hundreds, tens and ones fit together.
16	Why Strategies Work	Explain why an addition or subtraction strategy works, using place value and the order of numbers.
17	One-Step Word Problems	Solve add-to, take-from, put-together and compare problems and write a number sentence for each.
18	Two-Step Word Problems	Solve two-step stories, such as a school lunch order, with the unknown in any position.
19	Equal Groups and Arrays	Count objects in rectangular arrays up to 5 by 5 and write the total as repeated addition, such as 5 + 5 + 5.
20	Term 2 Review	Revise adding, subtracting, word problems and arrays. A termly mock test and parent report follow.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
21	Measuring with Rulers	Measure objects to the nearest unit using rulers, metre rulers and tape measures.
22	Centimetres and Metres	Measure the same object in centimetres and metres and see why a smaller unit gives a bigger number.
23	Estimating and Comparing Lengths	Estimate lengths in centimetres and metres, then work out how much longer one object is than another.
24	Length Problems on Number Lines	Solve length problems within 100 and show whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line.
25	Comparing Mass and Capacity	Compare and order objects by how heavy they are and how much they hold, using kilograms and litres in everyday examples.
26	Telling Time to Five Minutes	Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, such as 3:35.
27	am, pm and the Calendar	Use am and pm to describe the school day, and read days, weeks and months on a calendar, including Matariki.
28	NZ Coins and Notes	Name and count 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2 coins and find their values, such as showing 80c in more than one way.
29	Dollars and Cents Problems	Solve word problems with NZ coins and notes, such as paying for a pie at the school gala.
30	Term 3 Review	Revise measuring, time and money. A termly mock test and parent report follow.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
31	Shapes and Their Attributes	Name shapes by sides and corners and sort them by attributes such as the number of sides.
32	Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Pentagons and Hexagons	Recognise and draw shapes with a given number of sides or corners, and find them around the home.
33	Cubes and 3D Objects	Spot cubes, prisms and other solid shapes by their faces and edges in everyday objects.
34	Patterns and Coding	Create and extend repeating and growing patterns, and write simple coding sequences to move a character along a path.
35	Halves and Quarters	Split circles and rectangles into equal parts and name them halves and quarters.
36	Pictographs and Bar Graphs	Draw and read pictographs and bar graphs with up to four categories, such as favourite playground games.
37	Solving Problems with Graphs	Use a graph to solve put-together, take-apart and compare problems.
38	Mixed Word Problems and Maths Modelling	Solve everyday problems that mix adding, subtracting, measuring and money, then explain the answer.
39	Fluency Games and Challenges	Practise facts to 20 and strategies within 100 through games, timed rounds and puzzles.
40	Year 2 Review and Year 3 Readiness	Revise the year's key skills and preview Year 3 maths, including early multiplication. A termly mock test and parent report follow.

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