Math Puzzle with Space — Grade 2

This Grade 2 math puzzle worksheet hides a picture of space things behind two-digit equations. Each puzzle piece carries an addition or subtraction within 100, and the child solves it to fit the piece in place. Working numbers up to 100 — the within-100 arithmetic of 2nd grade — is the real practice, and the picture is the reward for solving each two-digit problem correctly.

Second graders practise adding and subtracting within 100 — two-digit problems that build on earlier number facts. This puzzle turns that practice into picture-building: each piece of a space things picture carries a within-100 equation. Solving the two-digit problems to complete the picture keeps the numbers-to-100 work concrete and motivating, the core of 2nd-grade base ten.

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 thanksgiving, or try math puzzle with vehicles. 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.