Looking for a spooky, high-interest way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? This Halloween Escape Room ELA Mystery Game is the perfect blend of fun and rigor—keeping your students engaged while practicing essential reading comprehension skills. Designed for 5th–7th grades, this activity challenges students to solve riddles, answer questions, and work through a thrilling mystery to uncover the ghost’s hidden name and solve the secrets of the forgotten cemetery!
This resource is low-prep, easy to use, and packed with everything you need for an engaging seasonal activity. Whether you use it for independent work, small groups, or a whole-class challenge, your students will love this Halloween-themed escape room.
⭐️ What’s Included:
A nonfiction passage on The Origins of Scary Stories on Halloween to set the stage.
Four interactive activities:
Matching Halloween-themed words.
True/False comprehension questions.
Multiple-choice questions.
Paragraph identification to locate key information.
A final riddle to arrange the clues and reveal the ghost’s name.
Answer key for all activities to save you time.
⭐️ Why Teachers Love This Resource:
Engaging & Seasonal: A Halloween theme that excites students while reinforcing key reading skills.
Low-Prep: Just print and you’re ready to go!
Flexible Use: Works as a warm-up, full lesson, sub plan, or even a class competition.
⭐️ How It Works:
Read the Passage: Students begin by reading a nonfiction text on the history of Halloween storytelling.
Complete the Four Activities: Each one reveals a number hidden inside a glowing pumpkin:
Match Halloween-themed words.
Answer True/False questions about the passage.
Solve multiple-choice questions.
Identify sentences from specific paragraphs.
Solve the Final Riddle: Once all four clues are gathered, students follow the riddle to arrange the numbers. Reveal the Ghost’s Name: Students piece the clues together to unlock the code and uncover the ghost’s name—completing the mystery!
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Looking for a spooky, high-interest way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? This Halloween Escape Room ELA Mystery Game is the perfect blend of fun and rigor—keeping your students engaged while practicing essential reading comprehension skills. Designed for 5th–7th grades, this activity challenges students to solve riddles, answer questions, and work through a thrilling mystery to uncover the ghost’s hidden name and solve the secrets of the forgotten cemetery!
This resource is low-prep, easy to use, and packed with everything you need for an engaging seasonal activity. Whether you use it for independent work, small groups, or a whole-class challenge, your students will love this Halloween-themed escape room.
⭐️ What’s Included:
A nonfiction passage on The Origins of Scary Stories on Halloween to set the stage.
Four interactive activities:
Matching Halloween-themed words.
True/False comprehension questions.
Multiple-choice questions.
Paragraph identification to locate key information.
A final riddle to arrange the clues and reveal the ghost’s name.
Answer key for all activities to save you time.
⭐️ Why Teachers Love This Resource:
Engaging & Seasonal: A Halloween theme that excites students while reinforcing key reading skills.
Low-Prep: Just print and you’re ready to go!
Flexible Use: Works as a warm-up, full lesson, sub plan, or even a class competition.
⭐️ How It Works:
Read the Passage: Students begin by reading a nonfiction text on the history of Halloween storytelling.
Complete the Four Activities: Each one reveals a number hidden inside a glowing pumpkin:
Match Halloween-themed words.
Answer True/False questions about the passage.
Solve multiple-choice questions.
Identify sentences from specific paragraphs.
Solve the Final Riddle: Once all four clues are gathered, students follow the riddle to arrange the numbers. Reveal the Ghost’s Name: Students piece the clues together to unlock the code and uncover the ghost’s name—completing the mystery!
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