Year 2 Missing Numbers: Make Equations Balance

Practise Year 2 missing-number equations within 20 with worked examples, guided activities, number stories and answers.

Help pupils understand that the equals sign means both sides have the same value. Activities explore missing numbers in different positions in addition and subtraction equations.

WHAT IS INCLUDED
• Teacher guidance.
• Worked examples and guided practice.
• Six focused activity pages.
• Missing-addend problems.
• Problems with missing starting amounts and amounts taken away.
• Activities for balancing expressions on both sides of the equals sign.
• Number stories and error-analysis tasks.
• Start and finish checks.
• Answers.

HOW TO USE
Begin with the start check, then use the worked examples to model how to find and check a missing number.

Choose selected pages for short small-group sessions or independent practice after teaching. Encourage pupils to put their answer back into the equation and check that both sides have the same value.

SUITABILITY
Designed for Year 2 pupils, typically aged 6–7. Addition and subtraction activities stay within 20. Choose pages according to pupils’ taught skills.

The start and finish checks are informal classroom activities, not standardised assessments.

FORMAT
17 pages in total, including the cover, teacher guidance and answers. Printable A4 PDF in British English. Not editable.

Preview images show selected pages from the actual resource. No external paid resources are required.