Add by rows
Count equal rows and write one addend for each row.
Four arrays · up to 5 rows and 5 columns · 1 student page + 1 key← All multiplication worksheets
TEACHER GUIDE / GRADE 2
Second grade multiplication worksheets.
Build the foundations of multiplication by adding equal rows and pairing counters. These activities use addition within 25.
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Add by rows
Four picture questions · US Letter · student sheet and separate key
TRY THE SAME SHEET
Count the picture
Question 1 of 4
Write one addend per row and find the total.
TEACHING GOAL · 2.OA.C.4
Write equal sums for an array
Try aloud Three rows hold four tiles each. What sum follows the rows? How could you count the same tiles by columns?
What to listen for
Across the rows, 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. Down the columns, 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12. Both describe the same rectangle. Ask what one addend counts.
Rows and columns
Write a row sum and a column sum for the same rectangle.
Four nonsquare arrays · totals up to 20 · 1 student page + 1 keyTEACHING GOAL · 2.OA.C.3
Make pairs and find equal halves
Try aloud Pair 9 counters. Add one more counter. Which total can split into two equal groups?
What to listen for
Nine makes four pairs with one left. Ten makes five pairs with none left. One counter from each pair goes into each half, so 5 + 5 = 10.
Pairs and equal halves
Make pairs, identify a leftover and write two equal addends for even totals.
Four collections · 1–20 counters · 1 student page + 1 keyAFTER FOCUSED PRACTICE
Put skills together
Arrays and pairs review
Switch between an array, two ways to count and two collections of counters.
Four checks · addition and odd or even · 1 student page + 1 keyAsk how the row and column sums describe the same tiles. For the pairs, ask which counter has no partner. Try the four review questions →
These sets practise selected parts of the linked U.S. Common Core standards. For wider review, browse third grade or open the full collection.