100 Math Word Problems for Second Graders

Students solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, money and geometry. Each problem has its own page with space to record a solving strategy.
Grades
Grade 2
Pages
102
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Jan 22, 2023

Subject
Math
Topic
Addition word problems, Subtraction word problems
Resource types
Word Problems, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
2.OA.A.1

Product description

From the author

This set of 100 math word problems offers varied early-math practice; select problems that fit your second graders’ current skills. It includes addition, subtraction, early division, geometry, and time word problems. Because of the way each page is set up, the students will have the ability to illustrate their work, solve for the answer, and tell what steps they took to solve the problem.

Can be used as a morning warm-up, bell ringer, early finishers, quizzes, and one on one tutoring.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction word problems within real-world contexts.

  • Apply repeated addition or multiplication reasoning to word problems involving repeated events.

  • Explain the strategy used to solve a word problem in writing.

Teaching tips

  • Choose a few problems at a time for focused practice.

  • Have learners explain their reasoning in the provided space.

  • For a shape riddle, distinguish conditions that identify one shape from conditions shared by several shapes.

Skills covered

  • Word-problem interpretation — learners identify quantities and decide which operations fit the scenario.

  • Arithmetic reasoning — learners use addition, subtraction or equal-group reasoning and explain their steps.

  • Money calculations — learners work with prices and change.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Are all problems the same type?

No. The set mixes addition, subtraction, equal groups, money and other contexts, so learners must decide how to approach each problem.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • 2.OA.A.1 — Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. 1

Core concepts

  • Addition and subtraction word problems

  • Money

  • Geometry

  • Problem-solving strategies

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