Math Puzzle with Body Parts — Grade 2

This Grade 2 math puzzle worksheet builds two-digit addition and subtraction within 100 into a picture of body parts. Each puzzle piece carries an equation, and solving it — adding or subtracting numbers up to 100 — shows where the piece belongs in the picture. That within-100 arithmetic, with the two-digit sums and differences second graders work on, turns number practice into a picture a child reassembles. It is 2.NBT.B.5 skill work in puzzle form.

Within-100 addition and subtraction is the 2nd-grade leap into two-digit, base-ten thinking. A picture puzzle of body parts makes that leap inviting — the child solves each two-digit equation to place a piece. Working numbers up to 100, with the tens-and-ones reasoning second graders build, is the genuine skill here, dressed as a puzzle a child wants to finish.

Children enjoy watching the picture come together as they solve each problem, and a finished math puzzle is a satisfying proof of within-100 skill. When this is easy, solve the puzzle in math puzzle with breakfast, or try math puzzle with desserts and sweets. You can also browse every Grade 2 math puzzle or the whole second-grade collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more within-100 problems a child solves, the surer their two-digit addition and subtraction grows, one solved piece at a time.