Math Puzzle with Tools — Grade 2

A Grade 2 picture puzzle built on two-digit math: a picture of tools comes in pieces, each holding an add-or-subtract-within-100 equation. Solving the within-100 problems reassembles the picture. Practising numbers up to 100 — the two-digit sums and differences of 2nd grade — is the work, and the puzzle turns each solved equation into a piece of a picture a child completes.

Working numbers up to 100 — adding and subtracting within 100 — is what second-grade math is built on, and this puzzle makes it tangible. A tools picture comes in pieces, each a two-digit equation; solving the within-100 problems reassembles it. The two-digit, base-ten practice is the real work, and the puzzle gives a child a reason to do every problem carefully.

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 toys, or try math puzzle with zoo animals. 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.