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Make Year 2 maths click, one skill at a time
Year 2 Maths Practice in New Zealand
Interactive Year 2 maths practice in New Zealand, organised by topic: numbers to 100, adding and subtracting within 20, money, and telling the time. Built around the New Zealand Curriculum.
- Ages 6–7
- 14 topics to explore
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Choose a topic
Each topic has practice questions, worksheets and revision activities for Year 2.
Getting ready for Year 2
Skills checklist
What Year 2 learners practise
Work through one skill at a time and tick it off as confidence grows.
- Count, read and write numbers to 100 and understand tens and ones
- Add and subtract within 20, including number bonds to 10
- Recognise halves and quarters of shapes and quantities
- Recognise coins and notes and make simple amounts in dollars and cents
- Tell the time to the hour and half hour
- Measure and compare length, mass and capacity
- Name 2D and 3D shapes and describe position
- Read simple pictograms and tally charts
About this class
About Year 2 mathematics
In Year 2, learners following the New Zealand Curriculum work with numbers to 100, place value in tens and ones, addition and subtraction within 20, halves and quarters, money, time and shapes. Boldungu breaks each topic into short sets of interactive questions so children can practise one skill at a time and come back to anything that needs more work.
For Parents, Year 2 learners aged 6–7 and teachers in New Zealand
Parents ask
Year 2 maths questions
What maths do Year 2 learners study in New Zealand?
Year 2 maths usually focuses on numbers to 100, adding and subtracting within 20, money, and telling the time. Key skills include learning to count, read and write numbers to 100 and understand tens and ones; add and subtract within 20, including number bonds to 10; recognise halves and quarters of shapes and quantities.
What should my child know before starting Year 2 maths?
Learners starting Year 2 should be comfortable with count to 20, recognise numbers and add small groups of objects.
How often should my child practise Year 2 maths?
Short, regular sessions work best: about 10 to 15 minutes, three or four times a week. Start with the current class topic and revisit earlier topics for revision.