Answer the ghost-themed questions to solve the riddle.
"There are six haunted houses in the neighborhood. Each haunted house has four ghosts. How many ghosts in the neighborhood?"
Answer the mummy-themed questions to solve the riddle.
"Twice as many mummies were found in the second pyramid. How many mummies were found in the second pyramid?"
"Carol and Linda are making candy apples for a party. They made sixty-two. Today they made eight more. How many candy apples have they made in all?" Five math word problems with a Halloween theme.
"Last year Lucas collected 159 items trick-or-treating. This year, he collected a total of 249 items. How many items did he collect altogether in both years?" Five math word problems with a Halloween theme.
"The Wizard Mandragon has a part-time job making flying brooms for witches. This year he had a special Halloween sale and sold brooms for $40 each. He earned a total of $240. How many brooms did he sell?" Five Halloween-themed division problems.
"Smith & Smith Ghost Eradication Services is a company that removes ghosts from haunted houses. If each haunted house has an average of three ghosts, how many ghosts can be removed in a month?" Five Halloween themed multiplication word problems.
"On Halloween, each ghost in a haunted house scares two people. How many people do six ghosts scare? Seven? Eight?" Skip counting by 2s; five questions with a Halloween theme.
"Sixty-three witches were invited to a Halloween party. Five didn't come because they lost their brooms. How many witches came to the party?" Five math word problems with a Halloween theme.
"Ten ghosts want to fly to the haunted house for a Halloween party. Two get lost. How many ghosts arrive at the haunted house?" Five math word problems with a Halloween theme.
"Anne is a witch. She has two black cats. How many more does she have to find if she needs ten black cats for her spell?" Five Halloween-themed word problems.
"She saw a total of one hundred and forty-three ghosts. Sixty-six were not scary. How many scary ghosts did Pamela see?" Five math word problems with a Halloween theme.
The cafeteria makes 500 candy apples, which they sell at the school carnival for 75 cents each. If all the apples are sold, how much money will the school have made?
Five pages. Wendy Witch eats 3 pieces of candy corn, 2 candy bars, 5 caramel apples, and 4 popcorn balls. Wendy Witch has a stomachache! How many sweets did she eat?
[member-created with abctools] Find the Halloween theme words from "candy" to "witch" in this Jack-o'-Lantern shaped word search. Supplements the book by Eve Bunting.
From "ballerina" to "vampire", these vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Rearrange the words in the word box to make a sentence; draw a picture to go with the sentence. Good for word order practice and handwriting reinforcement.