Year 2 Mathematics | Homework Helper

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Number and Place Value

How it’s taught in school

Children learn to count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number. They recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number, which helps them to compare and order numbers up to 100.

What it looks like in class: Tens rods and ones cubes (often called Base 10 or Dienes) show what each digit is worth. Counting in steps is practised on number lines.

Try it at home

Create a number line from 0 to 100, and have your child practise counting by 2s, 3s, 5s, and 10s.
Use number cards and ask your child to identify the place value of each digit (e.g., 'What is the value of 4 in 47?').
Play a 'More or Less' game where your child identifies if a number is greater than or less than another number using > and < symbols.