🐠 COMMUTATIVE ADDITION WORKSHEETS – YEAR 2 MATHS
Make commutative addition clear, visual and engaging with this colourful Year 2 worksheet set. Students count the two groups of fish in each bowl, then write two addition number sentences by changing the order of the addends.
For example:
3 + 8 = 11
8 + 3 = 11
This helps children discover that numbers can be added in any order while the total stays the same.
✨ WHAT’S INCLUDED?
✅ 3 printable Year 2 commutative addition worksheets
✅ 8 fish-bowl questions on each worksheet
✅ 24 questions altogether
✅ 3 complete answer pages
✅ Three levels of increasing challenge
✅ Addition totals ranging from 10 to 23
✅ A helpful QR code linking to a commutative addition video
✅ Clear, spacious and child-friendly layouts
✅ A4 PDF format for easy printing
🎯 SKILLS COVERED
Students will practise:
✅ Understanding the commutative property of addition
✅ Writing related addition number sentences
✅ Changing the order of addends
✅ Recognising that the total remains the same
✅ Counting visual groups accurately
✅ Developing addition fluency
✅ Recording complete number sentences
✅ Building confidence with mental maths
📚 PERFECT FOR
🏫 Year 2 classroom maths lessons
🏠 Homework and home learning
🧮 Addition units and number lessons
✏️ Independent practice
👩🏫 Teacher-led small groups
🔁 Revision and consolidation
⚡ Early-finisher activities
📂 Relief teacher and substitute teacher folders
🎓 Tutoring and intervention sessions
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM AND NAPLAN SUPPORT
This resource supports important Year 2 number skills and helps students build the addition fluency, mathematical reasoning and number-sentence knowledge needed for future NAPLAN-style numeracy questions.
🇬🇧 UK NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND SATs SUPPORT
These worksheets are also suitable for Year 2 learners working within Key Stage 1. They provide useful practice with addition facts, number relationships and SATs-style arithmetic skills.
🌟 WHY TEACHERS AND PARENTS WILL LOVE IT
The colourful fish-bowl pictures give children a concrete visual model before they record the matching equations. The uncluttered design provides plenty of space for working, while the included answer pages make checking quick and simple.
The three worksheets offer increasing challenge, making the set useful for differentiation, revision or progression across several lessons.
📥 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
This is a digital PDF resource. No physical product will be posted. Simply download, print and begin learning!
🐠 COMMUTATIVE ADDITION WORKSHEETS – YEAR 2 MATHS
Make commutative addition clear, visual and engaging with this colourful Year 2 worksheet set. Students count the two groups of fish in each bowl, then write two addition number sentences by changing the order of the addends.
For example:
3 + 8 = 11
8 + 3 = 11
This helps children discover that numbers can be added in any order while the total stays the same.
✨ WHAT’S INCLUDED?
✅ 3 printable Year 2 commutative addition worksheets
✅ 8 fish-bowl questions on each worksheet
✅ 24 questions altogether
✅ 3 complete answer pages
✅ Three levels of increasing challenge
✅ Addition totals ranging from 10 to 23
✅ A helpful QR code linking to a commutative addition video
✅ Clear, spacious and child-friendly layouts
✅ A4 PDF format for easy printing
🎯 SKILLS COVERED
Students will practise:
✅ Understanding the commutative property of addition
✅ Writing related addition number sentences
✅ Changing the order of addends
✅ Recognising that the total remains the same
✅ Counting visual groups accurately
✅ Developing addition fluency
✅ Recording complete number sentences
✅ Building confidence with mental maths
📚 PERFECT FOR
🏫 Year 2 classroom maths lessons
🏠 Homework and home learning
🧮 Addition units and number lessons
✏️ Independent practice
👩🏫 Teacher-led small groups
🔁 Revision and consolidation
⚡ Early-finisher activities
📂 Relief teacher and substitute teacher folders
🎓 Tutoring and intervention sessions
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM AND NAPLAN SUPPORT
This resource supports important Year 2 number skills and helps students build the addition fluency, mathematical reasoning and number-sentence knowledge needed for future NAPLAN-style numeracy questions.
🇬🇧 UK NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND SATs SUPPORT
These worksheets are also suitable for Year 2 learners working within Key Stage 1. They provide useful practice with addition facts, number relationships and SATs-style arithmetic skills.
🌟 WHY TEACHERS AND PARENTS WILL LOVE IT
The colourful fish-bowl pictures give children a concrete visual model before they record the matching equations. The uncluttered design provides plenty of space for working, while the included answer pages make checking quick and simple.
The three worksheets offer increasing challenge, making the set useful for differentiation, revision or progression across several lessons.
📥 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
This is a digital PDF resource. No physical product will be posted. Simply download, print and begin learning!
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