Most second graders can add. Where they lose marks is narrower than that - the second carry in a three-digit sum, and borrowing across a zero. Book 2, Volume 2 gives each of those a whole mission of its own, then builds out across the rest of the second grade year.
Every problem in this book is new. Nothing is repeated from Volume 1, and nothing is padded with easy questions to fill a page.
What's inside7 mission chapters - each opens with a one-page visual guide, so your child sees the method before the drilling starts31 practice pages that climb in difficulty page by page7 checkpoint quizzes in real test format, with a score line on every oneA 3-page final practice test covering the whole bookOver 600 problems - every single one answered in a 9-page key at the backA certificate of achievement to fill in and keepThe seven missionsSpeed Base - fact fluency within 20, adding and subtracting within 100Carry Twice - three-digit sums where two columns overflow at onceAcross the Zeros - 400 minus 236, and every problem like itMental Shortcuts - compensation, counting up, friendly numbers, estimatingStory Problems - bar models, plus two-step and three-step word problemsMeasure & Money - inches and centimeters, elapsed time, making change, line plotsShapes & Fractions - comparing fractions, equal shares, polygons and solidsThe two moves that trip everyone upThe forgotten second carry. In 268 + 157 the ones column carries and the tens column carries. Most mistakes are simply forgetting the second one. Mission 2 drills it until it is automatic.
Borrowing across a zero. In 400 - 236 there are no tens to borrow from, so you have to go next door twice. Mission 3 is about nothing else.
Built to be worked inLarge 8.5 x 11 inch pages with real room to show workingColumn boxes with H-T-O headings and a dotted strip for writing carriesZip the robot turns up wherever a step is easy to skip, with a one-line tipAnswers listed by page number, so marking a page takes under a minuteName and date lines on every practice pageWho it's forAges 7 to 9. Second graders who have the basics and need the hard part. Third graders who want a confidence-building recap before multiplication starts. Homeschoolers, summer bridge work, tutoring, morning work, and extra practice at home.
At a glance72 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches48 write-on pagesComplete answer key for every pageStandards-aligned second grade skillsNo repeats from Volume 1Ready for lift-off? Scroll up and add Blast Off With Math Book 2, Volume 2 to your cart.