Max Maths, Year 2, Practice, Addition review

In the 'Let's Try It' section of Max Maths Year 2 practice on addition review, students are encouraged to add groups of items mentally. The first task involves adding groups of crayons. Students are presented with visual representations of crayons arranged in groups and are guided through a step-by-step process to add the numbers together. They start by adding the first two groups of crayons to form an initial sum, then add the remaining crayons to reach the final total. This exercise helps children to understand the concept of addition as combining groups and to practice mental arithmetic.

The second task in the 'Let's Try It' section asks students to add groups of blocks. Similar to the crayons, blocks are depicted in groups and the students are instructed to add these mentally. They are provided with partial sums to assist them in the process, gradually combining the groups to find the total number of blocks. In the 'Let's Practise' section, students are given a series of addition problems to solve mentally without visual aids. This list of problems includes pairs of single-digit numbers, such as 4 + 8, 1 + 6, and 5 + 3, up to 9 + 9. The aim of these exercises is to reinforce mental addition skills and to build confidence in performing simple arithmetic without the need for visual or physical counting aids.