Year 2 Maths Word Problems

Year 2 maths word problems with an autumn theme: money and change, length, ×2 ×5 ×10 and fractions, plus a reasoning sheet with answers.

Four autumn-themed Year 2 maths sheets: three problem-solving sheets (add and subtract 2-digit numbers, £ and p with change, cm and m, ×2 ×5 ×10, fractions of amounts) and a “Prove It!” reasoning sheet, with full answers. Print-ready PDF, 9 pages.

Friendly autumn word problems about conkers, leaves, a harvest market and hedgehogs. They cover the Year 2 National Curriculum and give children generous space for working out (large boxes sized for Year 2 handwriting).

What’s included (9-page A4 PDF):

• Sheet 1 – An Autumn Walk: adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers, a missing-number problem, time (half past), and a three-number challenge
• Sheet 2 – The Harvest Market: an illustrated price list in pence, finding totals, change from £1, 100p = £1, making 45p with exactly 3 coins, and a “find two ways to make 65p” challenge
• Sheet 3 – Measure, Share and Multiply: length in cm, comparing cm and m with <, > and =, the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, sharing, and ¼, ⅓ and ¾ of amounts
• Sheet 4 – Prove It!: equivalence (½ and 2/4), spot the mistake, odd one out, commutativity arrays, and always/sometimes/never
• Teacher notes and answers with short explanations

Every answer has been checked by computer, including the claims that 20p + 20p + 5p is the only 3-coin way to make 45p and that there are exactly two ways to spend 65p.

This resource was created with AI assistance (Claude), then fact-checked and proofread in a separate review pass.