Solve the Mystery of the Halloween Thief! An Escape-Room Style Brain Game!

Halloween is upon us, and it’s time to transform your students into problem solvers, detectives, and mathematicians! Dive into the world of maths, mystery, and pumpkin thievery with a printable Escape Room-style game. 

Crack the Case: Who Stole the Pumpkin Projects?

In this detective adventure, your students will put their multiplication and division skills to the test as they unravel the mystery of the stolen pumpkin projects. They’ll decipher secret messages, follow the trail of clues, and eliminate suspects using maths magic. From spooky equations to numerical riddles, it’s a pumpkin mystery that’ll have them “multiplying” their excitement!

This printable activity requires students to solve problems, including

• 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication
• Order numbers from greatest to least
• 3-digit divided by 2-digit division (no remainders)
• 4-digit divided by 2-digit division (no remainder)

This activity is perfect for your Year 5 and 6 students to tackle as a review of multiplication and division concepts learned at the beginning of the year. 

Get Your Teacher-Created Halloween Escape Room Activities!

Our resource is expertly designed to assist your students in developing their multiplication and division skills. It is brought to you by the dedicated educators at Teach Starter, who are passionate about empowering teachers like you to effortlessly create captivating lessons.

Wrap up those lesson plans right away! This resource is a breeze to access! Simply use the dropdown arrow on the Download button to select the Editable Google Slides resource file or the quick-print PDF version. 

We recommend printing a single copy of pages 1-6, then using your copy machine’s book-fold functions to make small workbooks for each group of students. If you prefer full-size pages, simply run them front to back and staple them into a packet.

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a Teach Starter Collaborator.

Need More Options for Your Halloween Maths Lessons?

Before you go, take advantage of our other exciting Halloween activities! Explore these related resources to enhance your teaching toolkit.

teaching resource

Triple and Double Digit Multiplication - Halloween Maths Worksheets

Use various strategies ​​to solve 2-digit multiplication problems with a set of Halloween Multiplication Worksheets.

teaching resource

Halloween Themed Division Riddles - Worksheet

Have a bit of division fun with our riddle-based Halloween sheets!

teaching resource

Halloween Themed Division Word Problems - Task Cards

Use various strategies ​​to solve division word problems with a set of Halloween Task Cards.