Pearl and Norris: Just Very Hairy Second-Graders

Pearl and Norris return in this worksheet to help students see that subtraction problems and little monsters have a lot in common. They may look different than kids expect! Subtraction problems can be in vertical or horizontal format, and monsters have extra hair. They may seem scary with sharp teeth, or regrouping requirements (yikes!). Maybe they’re bigger than kids are used to (like two-digit minus two-digit problems!). But inside, these problems and little monsters are perfectly friendly once students become more familiar with them.