Max Maths, Year 2, Work Book, Addition review

In the Max Maths Year 2 Workbook, Practice 5 offers an engaging review of addition skills for young learners. The section begins with a question asking students to count the total number of chocolates, followed by a similar task involving crayons. Each question is presented with blank spaces for the children to fill in the numbers of items in each group, add them together, and write the total sum, reinforcing their understanding of combining two sets to find the whole.

Moving on to page 35, the workbook presents a series of addition problems featuring counting blocks. These are set out in pairs, labelled from (a) to (f), where students are prompted to add the blocks in each image and write the total number. This visual approach helps to cement the concept of addition as combining quantities. Page 36 continues the practice with more advanced exercises, challenging students to complete addition sentences mentally. Problems range from simple additions, such as '4 + 7', to those with missing addends, requiring the child to determine the unknown number that makes the equation true. This section is designed to improve mental arithmetic and problem-solving skills, essential for developing mathematical fluency at this stage of learning.