Addition worksheets
Free worksheets: Addition, KS2
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Addition number puzzle
Mark has eight cards and he needs to arrange them in this grid so that there is a card in every square, except the middle one. They need to be arranged so that each column and each row of numbers adds up to 10. Can you work out how to do it?
Solving two-step word problems
Can you solve these problems? Jot down the numbers you need to use on the notebooks. Think about the steps needed to work out these problems and jot numbers down as you go along. Ask a parent if you need help finding one half and one fifth of a number.
Column addition: five-digit numbers
When adding larger numbers the column method is the quickest. Can you add these numbers using the column method?
Sums investigation
How many different addition number sentences containing two-digit numbers can you make with these cards?
Mark number sentences
This worksheet requires children to use their knowledge of calculation and number symbols in order to work out which number sentences are correct.
Pairs to 10 rapid recall cards
A set of cards to cut out and keep. Use them to play pairs, choosing two numbers that make 10, or why not keep a spare set handy to use as number bonds to 10 flashcards?
Two-digit addition practice
An activity involving adding two-digit numbers in order to determine whether a number sentence is correct.
Column addition with three- and four-digit numbers
Column addition practice is much easier if your child is using a grid to help them keep the units, tens, hundreds and thousands in the right place value columns! Working through this worksheet will help them test the technique.
Addition: carrying on numbers
'Carrying' numbers from one place value column to another is an important part of column addition. Help your child master the skill with this worksheet, which offers a plain-English guide to the technique and then exercises to complete to consolidate the learning.
Beginning to use column addition
Column addition is taught in two stages, and this worksheet offers a step-by-step overview of the technique (it'll be familiar from your own school days, but a refresher always comes in handy!). Your child will need good place value skills to complete the addition problems; column addition grids have been provided to help them.
Addition using the counting on or number line method
Counting on in hops and number lines are the methods used to solve these addition calculations. This worksheet offers your child a step-by-step reminder of the technique and then lots of addition problems to practise on.
Column addition: money
When your child is adding up money their column addition skills are vital. Get some practice in with this simple puzzle.
Subtraction: counting back in hops
Help your child solve subtraction problems (up to 20) with the help of number lines and counting back in 'hops', the techniques they'll be learning at school.
The Parents' Guide to addition
Find out how addition is taught in schools and the addition topics your child might ask about. This guide explains what you need to know about hops, partitioning numbers, column addition and long addition.
Number square to 100
In KS1 maths your child will learn to calculate using a number square to 100. Print out our teacher-created versions (plain, jungle-themed and very colourful!) to help them practise addition and subtraction at home.