• 2nd Grade
  • Math
  • About 10 minutes

Rows and Columns

Count the rows and how many in each row. Add the rows to find how many in all.

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How to do it

  1. Count the rows going across.
  2. Count how many are in one row.
  3. Add one number for each row.

Teaching tip

Run your finger along each row as you count it. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.OA.C.4.

Rows and Columns worksheet for 2nd grade (equal groups and arrays), free printable
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About this worksheet

Picture arrays with up to 5 rows and 5 columns, written as repeated addition.

What kids practice

Equal groups are groups that all have the same number, like 3 bags with 4 apples in each. An array is things lined up in straight rows and columns, where every row has the same number. Both are found by adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. This is where multiplication begins in third grade.

Watch for

  • Counting rows and columns the wrong way around. Rows go across.
  • Writing one addend too many or too few. There should be one number for each row or group.
  • Drawing arrays with uneven rows.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full equal groups and arrays guide for 2nd grade.

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