Number ideas to bring forward
Year 2 place value and counting feel much calmer when the Year 1 counting core is already secure.
- Count to and across 100.
- Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10.
- Find one more and one less.
From Year 1Number and place value
Grasp Maths
Year 2 Learn
A calm, structured map of the full Year 2 curriculum, with every topic card visible before the lesson build begins.
Carry Year 1 ideas into Year 2
Year 2 starts from secure Year 1 understanding of counting, early calculation, practical maths language and familiar shapes. This preview keeps the most useful foundations visible before the full Year 2 sections open.
Calculation ideas to bring forward
Year 2 methods build from Year 1 actions, bonds and missing-number thinking rather than starting from scratch.
- Understand add and minus as actions.
- Represent and use number bonds within 20.
- Solve missing number problems.
From Year 1Addition and subtraction
Practical maths ideas to bring forward
Early fraction language and practical comparison support the wider Year 2 work with measures and simple fractions.
- Recognise one half.
- Recognise one quarter.
- Compare practical measures.
From Year 1Fractions and measurement
Shape and data ideas to bring forward
Year 2 asks children to describe and sort more precisely, so Year 1 visual language still matters.
- Recognise common 2-D and 3-D shapes.
- Describe position, direction and movement.
- Sort, tally and read simple picture charts.
From Year 1Geometry and statistics
Curriculum map
Open a section to review the full Year 2 topic sequence before lessons go live.