Year 2
A1 Counting, partitioning and
calculating
Pupil Objective
I can explain to others how I solved a problem
I can read and write two-digit numbers
I know which numbers are odd and which are
even
I can count objects by putting them into groups
I can partition numbers
I can write numbers in order and position them
on a number line
I can use the greater than and less than
symbols to show that one number is larger or
smaller than another
I can round numbers to the nearest 10
I can add and subtract some numbers in my
head
I know that addition and subtraction 'undo'
each other
I can write three other related number
sentences for 6 3 9
I can speak clearly to the class or group when
showing and explaining how I solved a problem
or my method for a calculation
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2
A2 Counting, partitioning and
calculating
Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I can explain how I solved a problem and say
why I did it that way
I can read and write numbers up to 1000 in
figures and in words
I know which numbers are odd and which are
even
I can add and subtract some numbers in my
head
I can add and subtract bigger numbers using
practical equipment or by writing notes to help
me
I can explain what each digit in a two-digit
number stands for
I can partition numbers in different ways
I know how to write number sentences using
the symbols , - , , and
I can explain what different number sentences
mean
I can speak clearly to the class or group when
showing and explaining how I solved a problem
or my method for a calculation
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 Year 2
A3 Counting, partitioning and B1 Securing Number Facts,
calculating Understanding Shape
Pupil Objective Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I can show and explain clearly how I solved a I can sort a set of 3-D shapes
problem
I can continue a number pattern
I can read and write numbers up to 1000 in
figures and in words I can explain how I know
I can explain the pattern for a sequence of I can solve a problem involving money
numbers and work out the next few numbers in I can recall number facts for each
the list
number up to 10
I can use partitioning to help me to carry out
calculations
I can count in steps of 2, 5 or 10
I can write numbers in order and position them I know that if I double a number then
on a number line halve the answer I get back to the
I can use the greater than and less than number I started with
symbols to show that one number is larger or
I can check the answer to an addition
smaller than another
I can say roughly how many there are in a group
by doing a related subtraction
of objects I can look at pictures of 2-D shapes
I can add and subtract two-digit numbers using and name them
practical equipment or written notes to help me I can listen to others when they speak
I know when it is easier to use addition to work
to the class and ask a question about
out a subtraction
what they have said
I can listen carefully to someone explaining how
they solved a problem, and ask a question or What could I do to improve next time?
suggest another method
I can work out the missing number in a number
sentence such as 14 35
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2
B2 Securing Number Facts,
Understanding Shape
Pupil Objective
I can complete a symmetrical picture by
drawing the 'other half'
I can decide which calculations to do to
solve a problem
I can recall number facts for each number
up to 10
I know which pairs of numbers make 20
I know some of the number facts in the 2,
5 and 10 times-tables
I know that multiples of 2 are even
numbers
I can describe the patterns in a set of
calculations and I can explain how I know
I can use a construction kit to make a
model of a 3-D solid that I know
I can make a symmetrical pattern using
coloured tiles
I can draw a line of symmetry on a shape
I know the proper names of a cube, a
cylinder, a cone and a pyramid and I can
point to parts of them as I describe them
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2
B3 Securing Number Facts,
Understanding Shape
Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I can describe and continue the pattern
for a set of numbers or shapes
I can decide which calculations are needed
to solve a two-step word problem
I know which pairs of numbers make 20
I know all the pairs of multiples of 10 that
make 100
I know the doubles of all the numbers up
to 20
I know my 2, 5 and 10 times-tables and can
work out the division facts that go with
them
I can tell if a number is a multiple of 2, 5
or 10
I can check answers to calculations
involving doubling by halving the answer
I can match familiar solids to their
pictures
I know my 2, 5 and 10 times-tables
I can make up a story to fit a calculation
and tell it to a group or to the class
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 C1
Handling Data and Measures
Pupil Objective
I can decide what information I need to
answer a question
I can put information in lists or tables
I know how to collect information
I can use lists and tables to show what I
found out
I can sort objects and talk about how I
sorted them
I can find out if something is longer or
shorter than a metre
I can find out if something will hold a litre
of water
I can use a balance to compare two things
to see which is lighter
I can use a balance to find out if something
is lighter or heavier than a kilogram or
half-kilogram
I can read numbers on a scale
I can listen to children talking about their
ideas
I can ask them questions about what they
have said
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2 C2
Handling Data and Measures
Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I can organise information and make lists
and tables
I can make block graphs and get
information from other people's graphs
I can sort objects and use diagrams to
show how I sorted them
I can estimate whether a container holds
more or less than a litre
I can estimate whether an object is
heavier or lighter than a half- kilogram by
putting a half-kilogram in one hand and the
object in the other
I know how long a metre is and I know how
long a centimetre is
I can use a ruler or metre stick to measure
how long something is
I can read numbers on a scale and work out
the numbers between them
I can work with other children and make
sure everyone has a turn
I can work with other children to make
sure all know what they should do and joins
in
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 C3
Handling Data and Measures
Pupil Objective
I can test out an idea by collecting and
organising information
I can use ICT to show results
I can sort objects in different ways
and explain how I sorted them
I can measure length, using a metre
tape or a ruler
I can measure in centimetres/metres
I can use a measuring jug to measure a
litre of water and to find out how much
water other containers hold
I can measure weight in kilograms and
half-kilograms
I can read scales marked in 5s and 10s
I can measure and draw lines to the
nearest centimetre
I can explain a diagram that shows our
results and I can use different parts
of the diagram to help me
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2 D1
Calculating, Measuring and
Teacher Understanding Shape
Pupil Objective Teacher
I can decide what calculation to do to
solve a problem
I can add and subtract some numbers
in my head
I can read numbers on a scale
I can use a metre rule to mark out 1
metre
I can measure out a litre of water
I can estimate how long an activity
might take, then check using a timer
I can tell the time when it is something
o'clock or half past the hour
I can follow and give instructions to
mark a position on a grid
I can listen to others and ask them
questions about their work
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 D2
Calculating, Measuring and
Understanding Shape
Pupil Objective
I can decide what calculation to do to solve a
problem
I can add and subtract some numbers in my
head
I can add and subtract bigger numbers using
practical equipment or written notes to help me
I can estimate length in centimetres
I can estimate length in metres
I can decide whether it is better to use
centimetres or metres for measuring different
lengths
I can use a ruler or metre rule to measure how
long something is
I can read numbers on a scale and can work out
the numbers between them
I know that one hour is the same as 60 minutes
I can tell the time when it is quarter past, half
past or quarter to the hour
I know that a quarter past three is the same
time as three fifteen
In PE I can turn on the spot through whole,
half or quarter turns, either clockwise or
anticlockwise
I can make a floor robot follow a path marked
out on the floor
I can estimate the number of robot steps that
the robot must take to reach the traffic cone
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2 D3
Calculating, Measuring and
Understanding Shape
Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I can decide which calculations are needed
to solve a two-step word problem
I can add and subtract two-digit numbers
using practical equipment or written notes
to help me
I know that a metre is 100 centimetres
long
I know that a kilogram is 1000 grams
I know that a litre is 1000 millilitres
I can read scales marked in 2s, 5s and 10s
I can measure and draw lines to the
nearest centimetre
I know that there are 24 hours in a day
I can use a clock face to help me to count
in steps of 5 minutes
I know that a quarter turn make a right
angle
I can point out right angles in the
classroom
I can listen to others and ask them
questions about their work
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 E1
Securing Number Facts,
Relationships and Calculating
Pupil Objective
I know what information I need to use to solve
a problem and can describe what I did step by
step
I can record it in a number sentence and check
if my answer makes sense
I can use a number line to do multiplication and
division and can work out remainders if there
are any
I know how to write number sentences for
multiplication and division as well as addition
and subtraction
I can explain what my number sentence means
I know doubles of numbers up to 10 and I can
use what I know to work out halves
I understand the connection between doubling
and halving
I can recognise some of the 2, 5 and 10 times-
tables and can explain the patterns I see
I can use these patterns to see if other
numbers belong to the sequence
I can use my knowledge of halving numbers to
help me to work out half and a quarter of a set
of objects or a shape
I can also work out three quarters
I can remember how to work out one quarter
by halving one half
What could I do to improve next time?
Year 2 E2
Securing Number Facts,
Relationships and Calculating
Teacher Pupil Objective Teacher
I know what I need to do to help me solve a
problem and then I can work out the answer
I can show how I solved a problem or puzzle
and explain steps in my working
I can use calculations to solve problems and I
know which calculation to use
I can use sharing to work out divisions and can
explain what I did
I know how to write number sentences for
multiplication and for division
I can explain what different number sentences
mean
I know some of my doubles up to 20
I can work out the rest and some others too
I know some of my times-tables for 2, 5 and 10
I can use counting or other strategies for
those I don't know
I know that multiples of 5 end in 5 or 0
I can find a half or a quarter of a set of
objects
I can fold a piece of paper into halves or
quarters
I can remember how to work out a sharing
problem
What could I do to improve next time?
 Year 2 E3
Securing Number Facts, Pupil Objective Teacher
Relationships and Calculating
Pupil Objective Teacher
When I have worked out the answer to a
problem I can look again at the problem
and then check that the answer makes
sense
I can explain how I worked out the answer
to a problem and can show the working I
did
I can use arrays to help me work out
multiplication
I can do multiplication and division in
different ways and show how I do them
I can work out the missing numbers in
number sentences
When I think I have the answer, I can put
What could I do to improve next time?
it in the number sentence and check
whether it is correct
I can double all numbers up to 20 and can
find matching halves
I know my 2, 5 and 10 times-tables
I can work out divisions that go with the
tables
I can find three quarters of a set of
objects or of a shape
I can work in a group and help the group to
think about different ways to do things
What could I do to improve next time?