2nd Grade Math Puzzles

Using puzzles is a great way to learn Math facts and develop mental calculation and thinking skills in a fun and easy way.

Most children are much more engaged and motivated solving puzzles than working out pages of traditional math facts.

Using these math puzzles below will help your child to develop their Math fact skills as well as their strategic thinking and reasoning.

There are different versions of each puzzle from 1st to 5th grade, so it is easy to find an easier or harder version of the same puzzle. Each puzzle comes complete with answers.

Here you will find a range of challenges and puzzles to develop your child's math skills and number facts in a fun way.

These puzzles have been designed to practice and develop the skills of adding and subtracting.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• learn and practice their addition facts to 20+20;
• practice their subtraction facts to 20;
• develop problem solving skills and reasoning.

If these Math Puzzles are not at the right level for you, try some of our easier 1st grade math puzzles.

If these Math Puzzles are not at the right level for you, try some of our harder 3rd grade math puzzles.

Why not take a look at the math puzzles at the 2nd Grade Math Salamanders?

There are a wider selection of puzzles specially designed just for 2nd graders.

Using the link below will open the 2nd Grade Math Salamanders website in a new window.

Number Search Puzzles are a great way to get children looking for numbers and developing number recognition skills.

They are also a good resource for developing short term number memory skills, and can be a good way to take the fear out of large numbers.

We have a range of different number search puzzles - from easier puzzles to trickier ones to work out.

With the easier puzzles, the numbers only go horizontally (left to right) or vertically downwards.

The numbers get progressively larger on the trickier puzzles, and the grids get larger.

Here you will find a range of free printable Second Grade Math games. All children like to play Math games, and you will find a good range of 2nd Grade Math Games here for your child to play and enjoy.

The following games involve different Second Grade Math activities which you and your child can enjoy together.

We have a range of magic square puzzles for kids to solve, suitable from 1st grade and upwards.

Most of the sheets involve finding the missing numbers to create a magic square.

Our magic square sheets include:

• Addition and subtraction of integers;
• Addition and subtraction of fractions;
• Using negative numbers;
• Using decimals.

Here is our collection of free math riddles from 1st grade to 5th grade.

You will find a range of number riddles which will help your child to develop their place value skills, as well as developing their problem solving and reasoning.

The riddles are also useful for developing understanding of mathematical language.

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

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