Addition · Grade 2

2 Digit Addition Worksheets Without Regrouping

Use this worksheet to teach place value before introducing regrouping.

15 problemsAnswer key includedPrintable worksheetA4 & US Letter

Teaching notes for parents and teachers

How to teach it

Build 23 and 14 with tens and ones. Place the matching units together, then connect the model to the columns in 23 + 14.

Example to work through together

Use the model below as you explain the example. Have your student point to the quantities as you discuss them.

23: 2 tens and 3 ones.

14: 1 ten and 4 ones.

20 + 10 = 30
3 + 4 = 7
30 + 7 = 37

Ask your student

What does the 2 in 23 stand for?

If your student needs help

If the columns are misaligned, have the student label the tens and ones before adding.

Make a practice set

Select the worksheet, answer key, or both. When both are selected, the answer key prints after the questions. Keep it separate if you want your student to work independently.

Print materials

After your student finishes

Ask whether the answer is sensible: 23 + 14 must be greater than 23. If a child keeps mixing the columns, draw a light dividing line between tens and ones for one example, then let them try the next independently. The answer key gives the total; a correct expanded-form explanation is useful evidence of understanding.

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Grade 2 selected skill connection: 2.NBT.B.5. See the Common Core standards for this grade. This worksheet does not cover every requirement in the standard.