2-Step Order of Operations Worksheets

About This Worksheet Collection

This collection of 2-Step Order of Operations worksheets guides students through essential practice with expressions that require two sequential operations. By incorporating parentheses, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction in thoughtful combinations, the worksheets help learners build comfort with applying PEMDAS in a manageable, entry-level format. The variety of layouts-direct computation, missing-value equations, matching tasks, word riddles, and real-world problems-gives teachers a wide range of options for centers, warm-ups, independent work, or targeted intervention.

As students move through the set, they strengthen their ability to interpret expressions, identify the correct first step, and execute calculations accurately. The worksheets also emphasize reasoning, error analysis, and translating between words and symbols, helping learners develop a deeper conceptual foundation for algebraic thinking. Repeated, structured two-step practice builds fluency and prepares students for more complex multi-operation expressions they will encounter in upper elementary and middle school.

Detailed Descriptions Of These Worksheets

Basic Operations
This worksheet introduces students to two-step expressions involving parentheses and combinations of the four basic operations. Learners practice applying PEMDAS in a simplified context where the first step is clearly defined. The problems encourage careful, sequential reasoning and strengthen computational accuracy. This sheet helps students build early confidence with multi-step expressions.

Expressions with Factors
Students work with expressions that combine multiplication with addition or subtraction. They identify the multiplication step first, then complete the secondary operation. The exercise promotes clear operational thinking and supports fluency with multi-step evaluations. It is well suited for reinforcing structured mathematical reasoning.

Missing Factors
This worksheet has students determine missing values that make each two-step expression true. Learners reason backward using order-of-operations logic to identify the unknown factor. The activity promotes strong algebraic thinking and helps students analyze how operations interact within an expression.

Missing Factor Expressions
Students evaluate expressions with missing factors and then match each completed value to an answer choice. This matching component builds engagement and provides natural feedback as learners confirm their results. The worksheet emphasizes precision and strengthens multi-step evaluation skills.

Two-Step Operations
This worksheet features multiple-choice problems in which students evaluate two-step expressions and select the correct answer. The format supports accuracy through comparison and helps students practice test-taking strategies. It reinforces correct use of PEMDAS and builds confidence with multi-operation expressions.

Word Riddles
Students translate short riddles into numerical expressions and compute them using order-of-operations rules. This activity blends reading comprehension with symbolic reasoning, encouraging creativity and careful interpretation. Learners develop deeper conceptual understanding as they connect real-world descriptions to mathematical expressions.

Error Analysis
This worksheet challenges students to evaluate solved expressions, decide whether the work shown is correct, and justify their reasoning. When errors appear, students identify the mistake and compute the correct result. This reflective process strengthens accuracy, metacognition, and understanding of common pitfalls in PEMDAS.

Two-Step Expressions
Learners practice computing additional two-step expressions featuring parentheses and combinations of multiplication with addition or subtraction. The variety of items helps reinforce operational hierarchy and expand fluency. It provides consistent, reliable practice for applying order-of-operations rules.

Missing Factors Set 2
Students solve for unknown factors that complete two-step expressions, using inverse operations and structural reasoning. The problems promote early algebraic thinking and encourage flexible problem-solving. This worksheet supports deeper understanding of how multi-step expressions balance.

Matching Missing Factors
This worksheet asks students to identify missing numbers in two-step expressions and match each problem to the correct answer in a bank. The structured matching format reinforces verification skills and strengthens accuracy. Learners practice reasoning backward while applying PEMDAS systematically.

Operations Word Problems
Students translate real-world scenarios into two-step numerical expressions and compute the results. Problems connect multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction to relatable contexts, reinforcing comprehension and application. This worksheet strengthens modeling skills and develops comfort using PEMDAS in practical situations.

Operations Error Analysis
This worksheet presents already-solved two-step expressions for students to check. Learners determine correctness, identify mistakes, and compute accurate solutions. The task reinforces conceptual understanding of order-of-operations and encourages thoughtful mathematical justification through error correction.