Year 2
Inspire Workshop
For Parents
End of Year Expectations for Year 2
This booklet provides information for parents and carers on the
end of year expectations for children in our school. These
expectations are the minimum requirements your child must
meet in order to ensure continued progress throughout the
following year. Any support you can provide in helping your
children to achieve these is greatly valued. There are practical
suggestions to try out at home, together with the websites that
are used by staff at Elms Farm.
If you have any queries regarding the content of this booklet or
want support in knowing how best to help your child, then
please talk to your child’s teacher.
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Mathematics
 Compare and order numbers up to 100 and use < > =.
 Read and write all numbers to 100 in digits & words.
 Say 10 more/less than any number to 100.
 Count in steps of 2, 3 & 5 from zero and in 10s from any
number (forwards and backwards).
 Recall and use multiplication & division facts for 2, 5 &
10 tables.
 Recall and use +/- facts to 20.
 Derive and use related facts to 100.
 Recognise place value of any 2-digit number.
 Add & subtract:
 2-digit numbers & ones
 2-digit numbers & tens
 Two 2-digit numbers
 Three 1-digit numbers
 Recognise and use inverse (+/-).
 Calculate and write multiplication & division calculations
using multiplication tables.
 Recognise, find, name and write 1/3; 1/4; 2/4; 3/4.
 Write and recognise equivalence of simple fractions.
 Tell time to five minutes, including quarter past/to.
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Activities to try at home…
Board games
Any board games which involves throwing the dice, reading the
number and moving the correct number of squares (eg. Snakes
and Ladders, Monopoly etc.).
Throwing a ball and counting in steps of 1s, 2s, 5s or 10s.
What’s my number?
Write down a number, keep it secret, ask the other person to
guess your number by asking questions about it. Eg: Is you
number odd/even, bigger than 10/smaller than 20 etc.
Play BINGO!
One person calls out the numbers, the others cross the
numbers off on their card.
Play dominoes.
Look for matching numbers to make a chain, and spot double
numbers on dominoes. Find all the double numbers. Can you
order these dominoes? What are the totals? What do you
notice?
Turn all of the dominoes face down, each person chooses one.
Add the numbers on your domino together. Whoever has the
biggest number keeps both dominoes.
Find all the dominoes which total 8, 7, 10 etc.
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Money Bags
Count how much money you have in your purses/wallets. Who
has more? Who has less? Write down how much you have.
Playing Cards
Using playing cards (take out J,Q,K,A) turn 2 over and ask your
child to add them together. If they get it correct they may keep
the cards. How many cards can they collect in 2 minutes?
Bean Subtraction
Start with a pile of small objects (dried beans, beads, buttons)
on the table. Count them. Throw a dice and say how many will
be there if you take away that number. Check.
Counting and Estimating
Imagine a number line in your head, starting from 0 to 100. Can
you count on from (3 to 8), (6 to 13), (17 to 32), (48 to 61), (76
to 84) ?
Can you count back from (10 to 0), (15 to 10), (25 to 15) (34 to
27)? Use everyday objects (eg. pegs, buttons) to estimate how
many there are?
Digit Cards:
Turn over 4 cards. How many 2 digit numbers can you make?
Can you write these numbers down? What is the smallest 2
digit number you can make? What is the largest 2 digit number
you can make? Can you order these numbers from smallest to
largest?
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You can help develop Maths skills at home:
 Remember to be positive about Maths (Don’t say “I hated
maths at school” or “I was no good at maths either”)
 Reinforce number bond at home – test your child’s mental
recall but make maths fun.
 Give lots of praise and encouragement.
 Numbers are all around us all the time. Notice them and
talk about them.
Some questions to guide mathematical talk:
 Which new words have you learned today?
 Can you explain how you worked that out?
 Can you show me in another way?
 Ask me a question to see if I understand?
 Why did you choose to do it this way?
 Why do you think that…?
 How did you figure that out?
 What was the first thing your eyes saw, or your brain did?
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Some Useful Websites:
www.mymaths.co.uk
School Login: elmsfarm
Password: success51
Pupils can access homework, using their individual login and
password throughout the year.
Activelearnprimary.co.uk
Username first 4 letters of their forenames and first 4 letters of
their surnames.
Password cat
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