Word Problems: 2nd Grade

Grade level

2nd grade

Time

About 25 minutes

Topic

Math word problems

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Reading word problems, Choosing the operation, Showing work, Multi-step reasoning

What kids do

“Read each problem. Show your work in the box. Write the answer.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 1 The class collected 46 cans on Monday and 38 cans on Tuesday. How many cans did they collect in all?
2. 2 A book has 72 pages. Nina has read 45 pages. How many pages does she have left to read?
3. 3 There are 54 kids at the park. 19 kids go home. How many kids are still at the park?
4. 4 Ben has 25 marbles. Jada has 18 more marbles than Ben. How many marbles does Jada have?
5. 5 A pencil costs 35¢ and an eraser costs 28¢. How much do they cost together?
6. 6 Ms. Lee had 90 stickers. She gave out 34 in the morning and 27 in the afternoon. How many stickers are left?

Words on this sheet

canspageskidsmarbles

Teacher tip

Ask kids to draw a quick bar model in the work box for the two-step problem.

How to use it

• Read each problem out loud for kids who are still building reading skills.
• Teach a routine: read it, picture it, circle the question, solve, check.
• Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.

Watch for

Kids who grab the numbers and add without reading. Ask them to retell the story first.

Talk about it

• What is the question really asking?
• Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?

Take it further

Have kids write their own word problem about something from their day and trade with a partner.

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