Math Puzzle with Forest Creatures — Grade 2

This Grade 2 math puzzle worksheet builds two-digit addition and subtraction within 100 into a picture of forest creatures. 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.

The within-100 arithmetic at the centre of second grade — two-digit addition and subtraction — is best practised with a clear purpose, and a picture puzzle supplies it. Each piece of a forest creatures picture holds an equation within 100; solving it places the piece. That numbers-to-100 practice builds the tens-and-ones fluency 2.NBT calls for, and the finished picture rewards the effort.

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 fruits, or try math puzzle with community helpers. 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.