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  • Year 2: Number and Place Value

    • count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number, forward and backward
    • recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)
    • identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line
    • compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs
    • read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words
    • use place value and number facts to solve problems.

  • Year 2: Addition and Subtraction

    • solve problems with addition and subtraction:
      • using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including those involving numbers, quantities and measures
      • applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods
    • recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100
    • add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including:
      • a two-digit number and ones
      • a two-digit number and tens
      • two two-digit numbers
      • adding three one-digit numbers
    • show that addition of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and subtraction of one number from another cannot
    • recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems.

  • Year 2: Multiplication and Division

    • recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers
    • calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division within the multiplication tables and write them using the multiplication (×), division (÷) and equals (=) signs
    • show that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and division of one number by another cannot
    • solve problems involving multiplication and division, using materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and multiplication and division facts, including problems in contexts.

  • Year 2: Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

    • recognise, find, name and write fractions ⅓, ¼, 2⁄4 and ¾ of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity
    • write simple fractions e.g. ½ of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of two quarters and one half.

  • Year 2: Measurement

    • choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g); temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels
    • compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =
    • recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value
    • find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money
    • solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change
    • compare and sequence intervals of time
    • tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
    • know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day.

  • Year 2: Geometry - properties of shapes

    • identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
    • identify and describe the properties of 3-D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices and faces
    • identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes, [for example, a circle on a cylinder and a triangle on a pyramid]
    • compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects.

  • Year 2: Geometry - position and direction

    • order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences
    • use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement, including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three-quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise).

  • Year 2: Statistics

    • interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables
    • ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity
    • ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data.