🔎 HalloweenGrade 2Reading: grades 3-4Place valueAdditionSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Case of the Pumpkin Patch Prankster
On Halloween night, someone disrupted the annual Spooky Hollow Festival and hid the Golden Pumpkin Trophy! The Spooky Squad must analyze clues, clear innocent suspects, and catch the prankster before midnight.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Trick Attack | Halloween Tool | Dominant Hand | Costume Hair | Secret Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mavis Dracula | Pumpkin Bomb | Flying Broom | Right-handed | Orange Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Casper Ghost | Bat Swarm | Magic Cauldron | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Salt Circle |
| Beetlejuice | Shadow Cloak | Haunted Horn | Left-handed | Purple Hair | Salt Circle |
| RL Stine | Bat Swarm | Haunted Horn | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Uncle Fester | Bat Swarm | Skeleton Key | Left-handed | Purple Hair | Bright Flashlight |
| Jack Skellington | Shadow Cloak | Magic Cauldron | Left-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Lurch Monster | Ghost Freeze | Flying Broom | Left-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Sabrina Spellman | Shadow Cloak | Magic Cauldron | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Salt Circle |
| Igor Assistant | Spider Web | Skeleton Key | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Jack Black | Pumpkin Bomb | Glow Lantern | Left-handed | Green Hair | Bright Flashlight |
| Pugsley Addams | Bat Swarm | Glow Lantern | Left-handed | Orange Hair | Salt Circle |
| Tim Burton | Ghost Freeze | Skeleton Key | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Bright Flashlight |
| Dr Frankenstein | Pumpkin Bomb | Magic Cauldron | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Vincent Price | Spider Web | Magic Cauldron | Left-handed | Green Hair | Salt Circle |
| Bette Midler | Spider Web | Glow Lantern | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Bela Lugosi | Pumpkin Bomb | Haunted Horn | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Bright Flashlight |
| Christina Ricci | Ghost Freeze | Magic Cauldron | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Salt Circle |
| Wednesday Addams | Ghost Freeze | Haunted Horn | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Morticia Addams | Spider Web | Magic Cauldron | Right-handed | Purple Hair | Salt Circle |
| Gomez Addams | Spider Web | Glow Lantern | Left-handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Spray |
| Boris Karloff | Ghost Freeze | Flying Broom | Right-handed | Green Hair | Garlic Spray |
Clue 1
Place value
You examine the haunted digital lock on the mansion gate to read the place values of the secret code.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
63
26
49
46
75
11
11
73
75
78
14
76
49
97
78
76
T
63
71
97
49
73
97
93
49
11
49
T
63
76
78
93
49
34
What number has 6 tens and 3 ones?T
What number has 3 tens and 4 ones?Y
What number has 2 tens and 6 ones?H
What number has 9 tens and 7 ones?S
What number has 7 tens and 3 ones?A
What number has 7 tens and 5 ones?I
What number has 7 tens and 1 one?U
What number has 4 tens and 6 ones?V
What number has 4 tens and 9 ones?E
What number has 1 ten and 1 one?L
What number has 7 tens and 8 ones?N
What number has 9 tens and 3 ones?K
What number has 7 tens and 6 ones?O
What number has 1 ten and 4 ones?D
0/14 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
You add up all the trick-or-treat candy bags collected on the porch to track where the villain went.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
74
40
96
78
76
T
74
58
96
59
59
59
83
78
T
74
40
96
43
84
59
96
T
74
40
96
76
88
88
76
46
40
T
74
40
83
58
91
30 + 44 =T
24 + 22 =G
27 + 64 =D
68 + 28 =E
43 + 40 =A
57 + 31 =R
17 + 41 =N
32 + 44 =I
27 + 57 =U
21 + 22 =M
34 + 44 =W
21 + 38 =S
17 + 23 =H
0/13 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
You subtract the missing carved pumpkins from the patch display to see how many were taken.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
74
35
50
79
44
64
30
T
74
50
71
71
41
64
53
71
44
79
51
41
71
25
38
55
30
48
71
41
56
82 - 8 =T
80 - 30 =E
34 - 9 =L
71 - 18 =F
76 - 38 =I
74 - 26 =P
66 - 10 =Y
53 - 9 =O
60 - 30 =S
77 - 22 =C
88 - 37 =G
50 - 9 =A
98 - 34 =N
95 - 24 =R
118 - 39 =M
43 - 8 =H
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
You count the bat footprints in equal groups along the trail to follow the mysterious path.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
P
24
18
80
P
24
36
27
90
22
26
80
15
22
33
10
70
18
42
30
22
40
40
90
27
33
21
27
42
27
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30P
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21W
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100R
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80O
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___, 21, 24U
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48N
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39S
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ___, 33, 36D
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14F
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110H
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30I
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27C
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42L
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33E
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
You calculate how many more glowing potion ingredients are needed to power up the magic detector.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
3 + ___ = 14
10 + ___ = 12
9 + ___ = 12
7 + ___ = 13
5 + ___ = 13
10 + ___ = 17
4 + ___ = 13
3 + ___ = 15
8 + ___ = 9
6 + ___ = 10
8 + ___ = 13
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain shot spider webs, then blew a haunted horn.
2.The villain blasted ghost freeze, then blew a haunted horn.
3.The villain shot spider webs, then lit a glow lantern.
4.The villain vanished in a shadow cloak, then stirred a magic cauldron.
5.The villain shot spider webs, then stirred a magic cauldron.
6.The villain vanished in a shadow cloak, then lit a glow lantern.
7.The villain summoned a bat swarm, then flew on a broom.
8.The villain threw pumpkin bombs, then flew on a broom.
9.The villain threw pumpkin bombs, then lit a glow lantern.
10.The villain threw pumpkin bombs, then stirred a magic cauldron.
11.The villain summoned a bat swarm, then blew a haunted horn.
12.The villain threw pumpkin bombs, then unlocked doors with a skeleton key.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Case of the Pumpkin Patch Prankster
Culprit: Dr Frankenstein (Pumpkin Bomb · Magic Cauldron · Right-handed · Purple Hair · Garlic Spray)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT USE A SKELETON KEY"What number has 6 tens and 3 ones? = 63 (T) · What number has 3 tens and 4 ones? = 34 (Y) · What number has 2 tens and 6 ones? = 26 (H) · What number has 9 tens and 7 ones? = 97 (S) · What number has 7 tens and 3 ones? = 73 (A) · What number has 7 tens and 5 ones? = 75 (I) · What number has 7 tens and 1 one? = 71 (U) · What number has 4 tens and 6 ones? = 46 (V) · What number has 4 tens and 9 ones? = 49 (E) · What number has 1 ten and 1 one? = 11 (L) · What number has 7 tens and 8 ones? = 78 (N) · What number has 9 tens and 3 ones? = 93 (K) · What number has 7 tens and 6 ones? = 76 (O) · What number has 1 ten and 4 ones? = 14 (D)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "THE WITNESS SAW THEM USE THEIR RIGHT HAND"30 + 44 = 74 (T) · 24 + 22 = 46 (G) · 27 + 64 = 91 (D) · 68 + 28 = 96 (E) · 43 + 40 = 83 (A) · 57 + 31 = 88 (R) · 17 + 41 = 58 (N) · 32 + 44 = 76 (I) · 27 + 57 = 84 (U) · 21 + 22 = 43 (M) · 34 + 44 = 78 (W) · 21 + 38 = 59 (S) · 17 + 23 = 40 (H)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "THE MONSTER RAN FROM GARLIC SPRAY"82 - 8 = 74 (T) · 80 - 30 = 50 (E) · 34 - 9 = 25 (L) · 71 - 18 = 53 (F) · 76 - 38 = 38 (I) · 74 - 26 = 48 (P) · 66 - 10 = 56 (Y) · 53 - 9 = 44 (O) · 60 - 30 = 30 (S) · 77 - 22 = 55 (C) · 88 - 37 = 51 (G) · 50 - 9 = 41 (A) · 98 - 34 = 64 (N) · 95 - 24 = 71 (R) · 118 - 39 = 79 (M) · 43 - 8 = 35 (H)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "PURPLE HAIR WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE"Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (P) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21 = 15 (W) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50 = 40 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (R) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (O) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___, 21, 24 = 18 (U) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (N) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (S) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ___, 33, 36 = 30 (D) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (F) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (I) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (C) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (L) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (E)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 10) → Dr Frankenstein3 + ___ = 14 = 11 · 10 + ___ = 12 = 2 · 9 + ___ = 12 = 3 · 7 + ___ = 13 = 6 · 5 + ___ = 13 = 8 · 10 + ___ = 17 = 7 · 4 + ___ = 13 = 9 · 3 + ___ = 15 = 12 · 8 + ___ = 9 = 1 · 6 + ___ = 10 = 4 · 8 + ___ = 13 = 5
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Case of the Pumpkin Patch Prankster — set in Spooky Hollow Town Square
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects