Year 2 Word Problems Unit
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Teach students to make sense of a word problem before choosing a calculation. This complete Year 2 unit develops understanding of join, separate, compare and part-part-whole situations, including problems with the unknown in different positions and practical money contexts.
The editable presentation introduces a clear Read, Plan, Solve, Check routine and models how to represent each story with a number sentence, drawing or part-part-whole model. Colour displays, sorting cards, hands-on mats and two games provide supported whole-class and partner practice. Seven black-and-white worksheet pages then move students into sequenced independent practice, including unknown-number clues, strategy choice and class-shop questions.
Assessment is built in. The editable quiz includes ten questions with immediate answer and explanation slides. A two-page Community Garden challenge, matching answer pages and a five-level rubric support evidence gathering and feedback.
What's Included
Editable presentation — 21 slides
Learning goal and success criteria
Read the Story routine
Join, separate, compare and part-part-whole structures
Unknown positions and models
Strategy toolkit
Modelled examples, guided practice, checking and reflection
Editable quiz — 22 slides
Ten mixed multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions
Answer and explanation slide after each question
Unit plan PDF — 37 A4 pages
Four Word Problem Structures display set — 2 colour pages
Read, Plan, Solve, Check display
Word Problem Strategy Toolkit
Sort the Story Problems — cards, mat and answer key
Build and Solve — addition and subtraction mats
Solve and Move — board, cards, recording sheet and answer key
Story and Sentence Match — cards and answer key
Join and Separate Stories — 2 worksheet pages and 2 answer pages
Compare and Part-Part-Whole — 2 worksheet pages and 2 answer pages
Unknown Number Clues — worksheet and answer page
Choose a Strategy — worksheet and answer page
Class Shop Word Problems — worksheet and answer page
Community Garden Word Problem Challenge — 2 assessment pages and 2 answer pages
Word Problems — Year 2 Rubric
Additional files
Learning Focus
Interpret the quantities and relationship in a word problem
Identify join, separate, compare and part-part-whole structures
Determine whether the start, change, result, part, whole or difference is unknown
Represent a story with a number sentence or model
Apply addition and subtraction strategies to one- and two-digit numbers
Model practical additive situations, including money
Check and communicate a solution in context
Classroom Use
Use the presentation for explicit teaching and worked examples. Display the four structures and Read, Plan, Solve, Check routine during guided practice. Rotate the sorting activity, maths mats and games through small groups or maths rotations. Use the worksheet sequence for independent practice, homework or intervention, then finish with the quiz and Community Garden assessment.
Product Details
Year level: Year 2 / Grade 2
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Addition and subtraction word problems
Curriculum Alignment
Australian Curriculum v9.0
AC9M2N04
AC9M2N06
Australian Curriculum v8.4
ACMNA036
ACMNA030
ACMNA034
ACMNA031
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
VC2M2N04
VC2M2N06
NSW Curriculum
MA1-CSQ-01
MA1-FG-01
Western Australian Curriculum
ACMNA036
ACMNA030
ACMNA034
ACMNA031
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.9
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.6
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.7
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.4
United Kingdom
UK-LKS2-Y3-MATH-N-A
UK-LKS2-Y3-MATH-N-M
New Zealand Curriculum
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-NS-4
NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-OP-3
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-3
NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-OP-4
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-4
NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-OP-1
NZ-Y2-MATH-NUM-FM-1
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-1
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-OP-5
NZ-Y3-MATH-NUM-FM-1
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TEKS-MATH-G2-4A
TEKS-MATH-G2-4B
TEKS-MATH-G2-4C
TEKS-MATH-G2-4D
TEKS-MATH-G2-1C
TEKS-MATH-G2-7C
TEKS-MATH-G2-10C
TEKS-MATH-G2-1A
TEKS-MATH-G2-1B
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 Curriculum
CAN-G2-MATH-B2.1
CAN-G2-MATH-B2.2
CAN-G2-MATH-B2.3
CAN-G2-MATH-B2.4
CAN-G2-MATH-B2.5
CAN-G2-MATH-F1.1
CAN-G2-MATH-C4
Formats, Page Counts and Answers
PDF, editable PPTX
37-page unit plan PDF
21-slide presentation
22-slide quiz
Answer pages included
Teacher Benefits
One coherent sequence from explicit teaching to assessment
Multiple representations for additive situations
Reusable colour displays and games
Low-ink student practice pages
Matching answer pages and activity keys
Editable teaching and quiz slides
Curriculum mapping already organised by family
Digital Product and Licence
Digital files only; no physical item is supplied or shipped. Purchase permits use by one teacher/classroom. Do not share, resell, post publicly or redistribute the files. Retain the Sukindi copyright and licence information.
