Printable Number Squares

Welcome to the 2nd Grade Math Salamanders Free Number Squares page.

Here you will find our selection of free printable 100 squares to help your child learn to count on and back by ones to 100.

Counting is one of the very first skills young children learn to do in their math journey.

When children first learn to count, they learn the number sequence, usually up to ten, but without an understanding of what the numbers mean.

Next, they learn to count objects and numbers of things that are in front of them and learn 1:1 correspondence when counting.

During this stage children are still learning their number sequence, and that numbers continue past 10. They learn to count up to higher numbers like 20 or 30. Eventually, they manage to learn to count up to 100, and that numbers up to 100 can be split up into tens and ones. Their Place Value learning has begun!

At a higher level, children know their place value up to 1000. They can count accurately by 1s, 10s and 100s from different starting points, and can split numbers up into hundreds, tens and ones.

By the end of 2nd grade, most children should be able to:

  • read, write, compare and order numbers up to 1000.
  • count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s for at least 25 terms;
  • count on or back by 1s, 10s and 100s from a range of starting points (up to 1000);
  • identify the number of 1s, 10s or 100s in a 3 digit number, and say what the value of each digit is;
  • write 3 digit numbers in expanded form, e.g. 375 = 300 + 70 + 5;
  • take a number written in expanded form and work out its value, e.g. 700 + 20 + 4 = 724;

100 Square Resources

On this page are a variety of printable 100 squares to support your child with their counting up to 100.

The 100 squares show different orientations of the 1-100 grid.

For children who struggle with numbers, the 100 squares which show the numbers going along and then up vertically as the numbers go up can be more useful than the traditional 100 squares where the numbers increase as you go lower 'down' the square.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

  • learn to count on and back by ones up to 100;

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop their confidence counting on and back up to 100.

100 Squares (traditional)

100 Square 1 100 Square 1 100 Square mini 1 100 Squares mini 2

100 Squares (going up)

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Looking for some 100 Square Worksheets or Puzzles?

In this section you will find our selection of number square worksheets and puzzles with missing numbers.

They involve learning to count on and back by ones and tens.

The Number Square Worksheets are at an easier level to do than the Number Square Puzzles.

Reading and Writing 3 Digit Numbers

The worksheets in this section are all about reading and writing a range of 3 digit numbers.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

  • Read and write 3 digit numbers;
  • Compare 3 digit numbers.

These place value sheets will help your child to become more confident handling 3 digit numbers.

Counting on and back

The worksheets in this section involve counting on and back by constant steps.

Counting is a really important skill for children to understand before they start adding up and subtracting.

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