Is Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) free to use?

Yes. Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) is completely free, with no signup and no paywall, on any tablet, laptop, or classroom whiteboard.

Which ages is this activity for?

It is designed for Grade 2 (Measurement & Data) and works well for whole-class, small-group, or independent practice.

Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2)

Bram the beaver runs a busy board shop, and every order is a length STORY: glue two boards together, saw a piece off, or measure how much longer the shelf is than the desk. Read the order, then MODEL it on Bram's measuring tape — place each length where it belongs, mark the mystery length, and dial the answer in centimetres. A warm Grade 2 game about adding and subtracting lengths within 100 with the unknown in every position, aligned to Common Core 2.MD.B.5.

Grade 2·Measurement & Data·2.MD.B.5

About this activity

Bram the beaver runs a board shop where every order is a length story the child models on a measuring tape — gluing two boards together, sawing a piece off a 50 cm plank, or measuring how much longer a 60 cm shelf is than a 45 cm desk. The stories add and subtract lengths within 100 centimeters. It's a free Grade 2 measurement activity that runs in the browser with nothing to install and no account.

What makes it more than arithmetic is that the unknown moves around. Sometimes the result is missing, sometimes a part, sometimes the change, the start, or the difference. The child reads the order, places each known length into the right spot on a bar, change, or compare diagram — leaving out the decoy tile that doesn't belong — marks the mystery length, and dials the answer in centimeters. Mapping the words onto the diagram is the modeling skill this round builds.

It is aligned to Common Core 2.MD.B.5 — using addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths in the same units. No timer, no score — just calm, playful practice.

What's inside this activity

Designed for Grade 2 learners (ages about 7–8)
Common Core strand: Measurement & Data
Aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.B.5

How to play

Read Bram's order and decide what each length is — a whole, a part, a start, a change, or a difference.

Place each known length on Bram's diagram, mark the mystery length, and dial the answer in centimeters.

Not quite? Try again as many times as you like — there is no timer and no score.

What your child practices

Reading a length word problem and picturing it on a measuring tape
Placing the known lengths into the right spots on a part, change, or compare diagram
Finding the unknown whether it is the result, a part, the change, the start, or the difference
Ignoring the decoy length that does not belong in the problem

Learning goals

Solve length word problems by adding and subtracting within 100 — the focus of Common Core 2.MD.B.5.

Model a problem with a diagram and find the unknown in any position.

Build the problem-modeling habit that supports measurement and multi-step word problems.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) activity teach?: Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) is a free interactive activity for Grade 2, focused on Measurement & Data. Children play it right in the browser — no printing, login, or setup required.
Is Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) free to use?: Yes. Bram's Board Shop — Measure & Cut Word Problems (Grade 2) is completely free, with no signup and no paywall, on any tablet, laptop, or classroom whiteboard.
Which ages is this activity for?: It is designed for Grade 2 (Measurement & Data) and works well for whole-class, small-group, or independent practice.

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