Math Worksheet with Activities: Trade Pictures for Numbers

Trade pictures for numbers, then solve — that is the rhythm of this math worksheet with Activities. The key at the top assigns each symbol a single-digit value, and the rest of the page is a set of add-and-subtract expressions built from those symbols. The child reads an expression, replaces each picture of Activities with the number it stands for, and then evaluates: adding where there is a plus, taking away where there is a minus, working steadily toward the total. Results can reach about forty, so the child is adding and subtracting within numbers that genuinely belong to Grade 2. This blend of a simple key and multi-term sentences is a lovely way to practise substitution and two-step calculation, with the Activities keeping the whole page warm and inviting.

In this variant the key gives several pictures of Activities their values, and the child uses them across a column of mixed expressions. Each one combines plus and minus, so the child substitutes carefully, then adds and subtracts to a clear total. Working a whole set this way builds fluency at trading symbols for numbers and solving.

If your child enjoys this math worksheet with Activities, there is plenty more to solve, at a pace that feels right. You can print the worksheet as a PDF to work on paper, or play the interactive version online, always free and with no sign-up. There are no timers and no scores: each child substitutes, adds, and subtracts in their own time, with warmth and no shame about a tricky problem. When this is easy, try a symbol math worksheet with Activities that uses longer expressions, or solve the same key with a fresh set of pictures. You can also browse every math worksheet to keep the adding and subtracting going, steadily and at your child's own pace.