Our Challenges are proving to be a great success as they allow children to explore mathematical concepts and extend their thinking. Here is a great little investigation for young children, which helps with counting and logical thinking. Using just the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p coins what different totals can you have with just [...]

We have had several requests recently for more in the way of Data Handling for Year 2 and we are now beginning to build up our resources in this area. The aim of this set of pagers is to give opportunities to interpret data on a simple block diagram and to provide the impetus for [...]

We have some exciting changes coming very soon to the URBrainy site. We have been working hard to make the site even easier to use and more useful. New users to the site will be able to get a free trial with a number or print credits allowing them to sample the worksheets that they [...]

In year 2 children are introduced to most of the common metric units, including: centimetres metres kilometres grams kilograms litres. In the real world they will still hear other units being used (those old inches, feet, pounds etc) but it is vital that they gain a secure knowledge of the metric system and are able [...]

Dominoes are a great resource for children and here is just one set of ideas as to how they can be used. Take a pile of dominoes (it does not have to be the whole set) and sort them into two groups: those with a one spot and those that do not have a one [...]

This is quite a task for Year 2 children. Two dice are needed and the printed sheet to record results. The task is to roll the two dice, add them together and record the total in the box. Repeat this 14 times. The real task them comes in trying to sort the totals. Firstly, sort [...]

The best way to learn about weight is to handle the weights and get ‘a feel’ of how much something weighs. The gram is a very small weight, so the kilogram is much better to handle, although this is rather heavy! This is probably one of the reasons why the British have been reluctant to [...]

Standard units of measurement are usually introduced in Year 2. Children should already be familiar with the metre and once they can count fluently to 100 and beyond the centimetre can also be introduced. Quite a tricky word to spell too! At first it is a good idea to practice drawing lines less than/about the [...]

The names of several shapes are introduced in Year 2, including the pentagon (5 sides) and hexagon (6 sides). This set of pages checks the properties of these shapes and also includes a Carroll diagram for sorting them by shape and colour. This can be quite tricky for young children and it is always a [...]

Little can be found on 3D shape when browsing for maths worksheets, yet it is an important part of maths throughout the curriculum. This page looks at making shapes out of 5 cubes. Four 5-cubed shapes are drawn on paper and the first task is to try and make them. You need interlocking cubes for [...]