St. Patrick's Primary School, Pennyburn, Derry City

Primary 2

Welcome to the Primary 2 area. This year our Primary 2 teachers are:

Mrs McAteer in room 6,

Miss C. McLaughlin in room 7,

Mrs K Doherty in room 8.

 

Maths in Primary 2

Dear Parents,

Please find a list of the areas in Maths your child will cover in Primary 2:

  • Exploration of numbers 1-20, 50 and 100 
    • Number before/after/inbetween
    • More/Less
    • Odd/Even
    • Number Stories 1-10 (10 is the same as 9+1, 8+2, 7+3...)
    • What must be added to a number to make 10 (6+_=10)
    • What must be subtracted from a number to make 10 (17-  _=10)
    • Teen numbers (11=10+1, 12=10+2......)
    • Number doubles to 10+10
    • Count forwards and backwards in 2's, 5's and 10's
  • Addition and Subtraction within 20, 50 and 100
    • Horizontal Sums (13+6=, 29+5=, 18-4=, 42-9=)...Using number line and 100 square
    • Recognise the relationship between addition and subtraction (13+4 =17 so 17-4=13) 
  • Money
    • Identify coins 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p
    • Count and make amounts within 20p, 50p and £1.00
    • Add amounts within 20p, 50p and £1.00 to find total cost
    • Change from 2op, 50p and £1.00
  • Shape
    • Identify 2D and 3D Shapes
    • Properties of each shape (how many sides and corners)
    • Pattern making
  • Measure
    • Time - Identify o'clock and half past times
    • Long/Short
    • Longer/Shorter
    • Heavy/Light
    • Empty/Full
 

News

13th Mar 2026
The P1 and P2 children had a wonderful time celebrating St Patrick's Day together...
 
 
 
 
27th Feb 2026
During NI Science week Room 8 were experimenting with floating and sinking for their...
 
 
 
 
18th Feb 2026
The Primary 2 children from Mrs McAteer's class completed their 5 week block of Relax...
 
 
 
 
17th Feb 2026
What's your favourite topping? Primary Two had a scrumptious time deciding their...
 
 
 
 
 

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