Understand a Year 2 maths worksheet well enough to help your child with Gemini

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Oct 26, 2025 by Matthew Wemyss (LinkedIn)

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Oct 18, 2026

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Outcome

Matthew Wemyss, who has dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, pointed Gemini's vision mode at the maths practice questions their Year 2 daughter had been set. Wemyss didn't use it to do the work; it talked them through an example so they understood what was being asked. After that the two of them spent the next half hour working through the questions together.

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Gemini

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Explain what my child's homework question is asking, using one worked example, so I can help them do the rest themselves.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- A photo or live camera view of the worksheet
- My child's age or school year
- Which question confuses me

Rules:
- Explain the method the way it's usually taught at that age, not a grown-up shortcut.
- Walk through one example only, then stop so I can try the next one with my child.
- Use plain language and avoid maths jargon, or explain any term you have to use.
- Don't solve the other questions on the sheet.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A short plain-English explanation of the question type and one worked example.

You'll know it worked when: I can sit down with my child and help them work through the rest of the sheet.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Explain what my child's homework question is asking, using one worked example, so I can help them do the rest themselves.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- A photo or live camera view of the worksheet
- My child's age or school year
- Which question confuses me

Rules:
- Explain the method the way it's usually taught at that age, not a grown-up shortcut.
- Walk through one example only, then stop so I can try the next one with my child.
- Use plain language and avoid maths jargon, or explain any term you have to use.
- Don't solve the other questions on the sheet.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Suggest one simple way to check my child's answer with objects or a drawing.

Output: A short plain-English explanation of the question type and one worked example.

You'll know it worked when: I can sit down with my child and help them work through the rest of the sheet.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matthewwemyss_used-gemini-in-vision-mode-today-to-look-activity-7388177645202554880-tV1b