Problem Solving - Year 2
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Problem Solving - Year 2 gives teachers a coherent week of mathematical modelling and practical problem-solving instruction. The editable presentation introduces a six-stage pathway: read and retell, find important information, represent, choose a strategy, solve, then explain and check.
Students apply the pathway to additive situations, equal groups and arrays, money and mixed word problems. Colour displays, reusable reference cards, a think-board activity, task cards, a trail game and model-matching cards support whole-class and small-group teaching. Black-and-white worksheets provide structured written practice, while matching answer pages use red teacher answers for quick checking.
The unit concludes with the three-page School Fair Solutions assessment, matching answer pages and a practical marking rubric. Additional Strategy Puzzles develop flexible thinking through Target Ten, a route challenge, number Sudoku, working backwards and guess-and-check.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Editable presentation: Problem Solving - Year 2 (25 slides)
Editable quiz: Problem Solving - Year 2 (22 slides, including 10 question-and-answer pairs)
Unit plan PDF (54 pages: one Table of Contents page plus 53 resource pages)
Problem-Solving Pathway display (5 pages)
Problem-Solving Strategy Toolbox display
Student Reference Cards
Think-Board Challenge (mat and challenge cards)
Problem-Solving Trail (board, two task-card sheets and answer key)
Match the Model (situation cards, model cards and answer key)
Read, Retell, Represent worksheet (2 student pages plus answers)
Additive Adventures worksheet (2 student pages plus answers)
Equal Groups and Arrays worksheet (2 student pages plus answers)
Money Matters worksheet (2 student pages plus answers)
Mixed Problem-Solving Challenge worksheet (2 student pages plus answers)
Strategy Puzzles (5 student pages plus answers): Target Ten, Route Challenge, Number Sudoku, Work Backwards, and Guess and Check
School Fair Solutions assessment (3 student pages plus answers)
Problem Solving Rubric
20 answer or solution pages across games, activities, worksheets and assessment
LEARNING FOCUS
Interpret practical problems and identify relevant information.
Represent situations with drawings, diagrams, number lines, arrays, equal groups, money models and equations.
Choose efficient addition, subtraction, repeated-addition, multiplication or division strategies.
Explain mathematical reasoning and check whether an answer is reasonable.
Build persistence by changing representations or strategies when needed.
CLASSROOM USE
Use the presentation for daily explicit teaching, then select the displays and reference cards for a classroom problem-solving wall. The think board, trail game, task cards and model-matching activity suit guided groups or maths centres. Assign the worksheet sequence for independent practice, consolidation, homework or extension, and use School Fair Solutions with the rubric for end-of-unit assessment.
YEAR / SUBJECT / TOPIC
Year level: Year 2
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Mathematical modelling, practical problem solving, additive situations, equal groups and money
CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
Australian Curriculum v9.0: AC9M2N06
Australian Curriculum v8.4: ACMNA030; ACMNA031; ACMNA034
Victoria Curriculum 2.0: VC2M2N06
New South Wales: MA1-CSQ-01; MA1-FG-01
Western Australia: ACMNA030; ACMNA031; ACMNA034
Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.4; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.B.5; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5
United Kingdom: UK-LKS2-Y3-MATH-N-A; UK-LKS2-Y3-MATH-N-M
New Zealand: NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-OP-1; NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-OP-3; NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-FM-1; NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-1; NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-3; NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-5; NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-FM-1
TEKS: TEKS-MATH-G2-1A; TEKS-MATH-G2-1B; TEKS-MATH-G2-4C; TEKS-MATH-G2-4D; TEKS-MATH-G2-5A; TEKS-MATH-G2-5B; TEKS-MATH-G2-6A; TEKS-MATH-G2-6B; TEKS-MATH-G2-11A; TEKS-MATH-G2-11B; TEKS-MATH-G2-11C
Ontario: CAN-G2-MATH-B2.1; CAN-G2-MATH-B2.4; CAN-G2-MATH-B2.5; CAN-G2-MATH-F1.1; CAN-G2-MATH-C4
FORMATS / PAGE COUNT / ANSWER STATUS
Customer files: one 54-page PDF unit plan, one editable 25-slide PowerPoint presentation and one editable 22-slide PowerPoint quiz
Answer support: 20 answer or solution pages included
Listing proof assets: 101-page protected preview PDF, one-slide editable thumbnail PPTX and clean Table of Contents JPEG
Physical item: None; this is a digital product
TEACHER BENEFITS
A single, consistent pathway links modelling, guided practice, independent work and assessment.
Multiple representations help teachers discuss why a strategy fits a situation.
Colour hands-on materials and black-and-white print pages are separated for practical preparation.
Matching answer pages and a rubric support efficient checking and assessment decisions.
The range of support, core and extension tasks allows flexible use across a teaching week.
DIGITAL PRODUCT AND LICENCE NOTE
This is a digital product; no physical item is supplied. Purchase grants a single-teacher classroom licence. Files may be used with the purchasing teacher's students but may not be shared with other teachers, uploaded publicly, resold, redistributed or used to create a competing resource. Schools and organisations should purchase the appropriate number of licences for their users.
