Halloween Math Challenges & Brainteasers

$5.99

Use these PRINT & GO and virtual Halloween math challenges and brainteaser activities with spooky October themes to engage your advanced 2nd and 3rd grade mathematicians with advanced math problem solving FUN this October.

Includes 26 NO PREP math printables + virtual math activities with answer keys you can use for math centers, homework, fast finishers, Halloween centers, math contracts, small group, or whole class problem solving!

Recommended as a challenge for grades 2-3.

Highlights

  • Digital downloads Google Apps, PDF
  • Grades 2nd - 3rd
  • Subjects Math, Other (Math)
  • Standards
    CCSS 2.MD.C.8CCSS 3.MD.A.1CCSS 4.MD.A.1CCSS 4.MD.A.2CCSS 2.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.NBT.B.6CCSS 2.NBT.B.7CCSS 3.NBT.A.2CCSS 4.NBT.B.4CCSS 4.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.OA.A.1CCSS 2.OA.B.2CCSS 3.OA.A.1CCSS 3.OA.B.5CCSS 3.OA.D.8CCSS 4.OA.A.3CCSS 3.NF.A.1CCSS MP1CCSS MP2CCSS MP3CCSS MP4CCSS MP6
  • Tags Centers, Halloween, Printables
  • Pages 71
  • Answer Key Included

Description

These Halloween math activities have engaging spooky themes students love, and are a perfect way to extend and enrich your advanced second and third grade mathematicians’ learning!

Includes printable Halloween math worksheets + digital Google Slides versions!

Halloween themes include: pumpkins, candy, trick or treating, costumes, cats, bats, zombies, vampires, apples, owls, skeletons, monsters, witches, and ghosts.

Included in this pack:

13 Math Challenges

  • Candy Count (Adding two-digit numbers within 100, logical thinking)
  • Hotel Haunting (Place value, adding multiple 1-digit numbers, logical thinking)
  • Bats in the Belfry (Repeated addition or multiplication with 2-digit numbers)
  • Dem Bones (Repeated addition or multiplication with 2 and 3-digit numbers)
  • Clue Combinations (Finding all possible combinations)
  • Seed Scooping (Capacity conversions with cups, pints, and quarts)
  • Haunted House (Repeated addition/multiplication, converting minutes to hours and minutes)
  • Candy Cost (Adding and subtracting money within $10.00, logical thinking)
  • I Vant to Bob for Apples (Adding 1 and 2-digit numbers within 30, guess and check)
  • Caramel Apples (Fractional parts of a whole, logical thinking)
  • Monster Mash (Elapsed time, logical thinking)
  • Halloween Parade (Mixed operations, converting seconds to minutes)
  • The Leaves They are a-Changin’ (Determining total from fractional parts of a group)

All math challenges come with a lined page for written responses focused on strategies students used to solve the problem

13 Brainteasers

  • Which Witch is Which? (Logical thinking, guess and check)
  • Candy Bowls (Logical thinking, guess and check)
  • Ghosts in the Graveyard (Logical thinking, guess and check)
  • Costume Kids (Logical thinking, guess and check)
  • Hooo am I? #1 (Place value, logical thinking, adding multiple 2-digit numbers, easier)
  • Hooo am I? #2 (Place value, logical thinking, adding multiple 3-digit numbers, more difficult)
  • Spooky Sentences #1 (Addition and subtraction within 20, balancing equations)
  • Spooky Sentences #2 (Addition and subtraction within 100, balancing equations)
  • CATS Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
  • BATS Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
  • ZOMBIE Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
  • GHOULS Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
  • CARVE IT UP Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, most difficult)

Also includes

  • Student resource page with common conversions and extra info students might need to help solve these problems.
  • Link to an interactive Google Slides version
  • Google Slides FAQ and tutorial videos
  • Answer keys for every problem

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  • Use this item for your own classroom and/or students.
  • Make copies of anything in this product for use in your classroom by your students.
  • Use this product in your own classroom year after year.

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  • Give this item to others.
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Contact

If you have any questions before purchase, feel free to email me at katiesmith@iwanttobeasuperteacher.com or contact me through the contact forms here on the site. I would love to hear from you!

 

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66 reviews for Halloween Math Challenges & Brainteasers

  1. Boogers & Brain Farts –

    Thank you for such a great resource!

  2. Kerri D. –

    These were fantastic in my enrichment groups! There was a lot of quality communication between partners as they solved each puzzle. Some are more challenging than others, which was also nice.

  3. Brooke L. –

    Great resource! It was easy to use, well-organized, and engaging for students. The directions were clear, and the materials saved valuable planning time while supporting meaningful learning. Thank you for sharing this resource!

  4. Brooke L. –

    Excellent resource

    Great resource! It was easy to use, well-organized, and engaging for students. The directions were clear, and the materials saved valuable planning time while supporting meaningful learning. Thank you for sharing this resource!

  5. Kerri D. –

    Fun challenge

    These were fantastic in my enrichment groups! There was a lot of quality communication between partners as they solved each puzzle. Some are more challenging than others, which was also nice.

  6. Abby C. –

    I just wanted to thank you for the great resources you’ve shared. They’ve been really helpful, and I appreciate the time and effort you put into making them.

  7. Caitlin B. –

    Great for use with one of my tutoring students. Thanks!

  8. Anna M. –

    I have a few friend that have really caught on to skills in the classroom and needed more!

  9. The Corner Classroom Shop –

    I purchased this many years ago, and still use it with my students! This is always in my extension work for my 2nd graders who have shown mastery and they’re left feeling challenged! Your resources make differentiating easy!! Thank you!!

  10. Katie M. –

    My students love these! Very challenging and engaging!

  11. Abigayle J. –

    Great resources, super helpful! 2nd graders loved this one!!

  12. Irma C. –

    This was a fun way to challenge my students. I had them working with a partner so they could share their thinking and help each other.

  13. Vicki Miller –

    Students enjoyed these as a great remediation/enrichment activity!

  14. Dianna O. –

    it was a nice way to review with a holiday theme

  15. Stephanie Wilson – Teaching With Results –

    My math enrichment students loved this!

  16. Alexandria Leary –

    My students loved this engaging resource!

  17. Boogers & Brain Farts –

    Thank you for such a great resource!

  18. Haley Stevens –

    Thank you!

  19. Heather B. –

    Great resource! Thanks!

  20. ASHELBY –

    Loved this as a challenge for some of my students!

  21. Mary Lauren Hounwanou –

    These activities were great for my higher students and my students who love a good challenge. I like how it gives my students a chance to explain how they solved the word problems. Thank you for a great resource!

  22. Mary K. –

    Great resource

  23. Ashley P. –

    I love this for my lower math group 5th graders, highly engaging activities that encourage problem-solving for reluctant readers.

  24. sharon B. –

    It is a great packet to use.

  25. Christine G. –

    Kids loved the Halloween theme.

  26. DeeDee C. –

    Excellent!

  27. NerdyBirdyDesignz –

    Great resource. Thanks so much for sharing ! Can’t wait to use this.

  28. Megan Dye –

    Thank you!

  29. Beth B. –

    Great product. Thank you;)

  30. Melisa L. –

    Wonderful resource!

  31. Nicole P. –

    This is GREAT! Thank you!

  32. Tonya Z. –

    Great for morning work to review math concepts.

  33. Lisa R. –

    My class loved doing these activities as a change of pace during Halloween.

  34. Kaila C. –

    My students love these challenges!

  35. Lindsey C. –

    These were amazing!!

  36. sandy hernandez –

    My students really enjoyed doing this. Thanks for a great product.

  37. Dana G. –

    Kids love the challenges!!

  38. Elizabeth B. –

    Thank you! Looking forward to using this with my class!

  39. Brittany Kranick –

    great for gifted students

  40. Salvador in 2nd –

    Thanks for a great resource!

  41. Ashley K. –

    nice resource

  42. Christine Sloan –

    Kids loved it

  43. Renee R. –

    My early finisher math students loved challenging themselves with these math problems.

  44. Eliza Ward –

    Such a great resource! I used it with my 5th graders as an early finisher and they loved the challenge.

  45. Primary Khancepts with Stefani Khan –

    This was just what I was looking for!!

  46. Jodie R. –

    Great resource. Thanks.

  47. Chelsie P. –

    Fun challenges

  48. Madison Backus –

    Great!

  49. Catherine M. –

    My students had to complete these to get a Halloween treat! They worked hard!

  50. Delia trowbridge –

    Thank You

  51. Paisley A W. –

    Love this. Left with a supply and students loved it too. Thanks!

  52. Jessica B. –

    Thank you!!

  53. EZ Teaching with Emily –

    Looking forward to using this with my higher level math students!

  54. Raquel K. –

    Love these challenges!

  55. Excited for Early Childhood –

    This is a great resource to use as center activities or for enrichment for kids who need a bit of an extra challenge. And it peaks the children’s interest because it is all about fall topics and Halloween!

  56. ELL Yeah –

    Awesome resource, I look forward to using it with my fast finishers

  57. Beth Wilson –

    Great resource

  58. Amy M. –

    I LOVE these brain teasers!! It’s perfect for my fast finishers and higher order thinkers!!

  59. Angela R. –

    Such a great resource! Thank you!

  60. Janelle R. –

    LOVE this!

  61. Caitlin C. –

    These are amazing and I will certainly be back each month!

  62. Jennifer M E. –

    These brainteasers are wonderful. The students are all engaged and they are having fun. Great challenges too!

  63. Lori L. –

    I love this resource

  64. Alice W. –

    Great

  65. Patricia P. –

    Thank you for creating these problems. I am super excited to challenge my kiddos 🙂

  66. Krazy Kiddos –

    I use this for my October early finisher folders. The kids love them and can’t wait to work on them.

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