🔎 HalloweenGrade 2Reading: grades 1-2AdditionPlace valueSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Great Pumpkin Mystery
Oh no! The giant golden pumpkin disappeared right before Halloween! A sneaky trickster took it. Solve the clues to find out who did it!
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 | Costume | Treat Bag | Sticker Hand | Wig Color | Scare Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnaby Bat | Ghost Mask | Bat Bucket | Right Handed | Green Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Frankie Stein | Mummy Wrap | Bat Bucket | Right Handed | Purple Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Pippa Patch | Skeleton Suit | Bat Bucket | Right Handed | Purple Hair | Squeaky Toy |
| Ollie Owl | Witch Hat | Spider Pouch | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Zoe Zombie | Ghost Mask | Skull Sack | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Sammy Spider | Witch Hat | Spider Pouch | Left Handed | Green Hair | Silver Bell |
| Pip Pumpkin | Ghost Mask | Cat Basket | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Luna Fog | Skeleton Suit | Skull Sack | Right Handed | Green Hair | Silver Bell |
| Fiona Fright | Ghost Mask | Spider Pouch | Left Handed | Green Hair | Squeaky Toy |
| Toby Tomb | Ghost Mask | Ghost Tote | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Penny Potion | Skeleton Suit | Spider Pouch | Left Handed | Orange Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Bramble Broom | Mummy Wrap | Cat Basket | Left Handed | Orange Hair | Squeaky Toy |
| Vinnie Vampire | Vampire Cape | Skull Sack | Left Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Ruby Raven | Mummy Wrap | Cat Basket | Left Handed | Orange Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Mindy Moon | Mummy Wrap | Spider Pouch | Right Handed | Purple Hair | Flashlight Beam |
| Jack Lantern | Ghost Mask | Ghost Tote | Left Handed | Green Hair | Squeaky Toy |
| Trixie Treat | Witch Hat | Skull Sack | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Gus Ghost | Ghost Mask | Skull Sack | Right Handed | Purple Hair | Squeaky Toy |
| Bruno Broomstick | Mummy Wrap | Ghost Tote | Right Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Stella Shadow | Skeleton Suit | Cat Basket | Left Handed | Orange Hair | Silver Bell |
| Mummy Max | Witch Hat | Ghost Tote | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Flashlight Beam |
Clue 1
Addition
Count all the glowing candy buckets on the porch to unlock the first clue.
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
40
30
32
84
52
62
62
89
52
26
50
68
32
75
26
68
T
40
30
89
84
32
89
75
90
52
50
32
38
90
68
21
63
30
28 + 12 =T
36 + 53 =A
33 + 29 =L
28 + 56 =V
30 + 45 =S
33 + 19 =I
16 + 34 =D
13 + 8 =U
10 + 22 =E
36 + 27 =C
45 + 23 =O
21 + 17 =R
14 + 16 =H
7 + 19 =N
59 + 31 =P
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Place value
Look at the tens and ones on the spooky house door to find the 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
68
88
75
70
28
70
85
75
18
T
68
42
81
82
T
68
75
15
21
82
T
68
75
42
67
T
68
88
81
67
27
88
T
68
88
15
21
76
What number has 6 tens and 8 ones?T
What number has 8 tens and 5 ones?P
What number has 7 tens and 6 ones?D
What number has 2 tens and 8 ones?U
What number has 2 tens and 7 ones?G
What number has 1 ten and 8 ones?C
What number has 1 ten and 5 ones?A
What number has 8 tens and 8 ones?H
What number has 6 tens and 7 ones?I
What number has 7 tens and 0 ones?S
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?O
What number has 7 tens and 5 ones?E
What number has 2 tens and 1 one?N
What number has 8 tens and 1 one?R
What number has 4 tens and 2 ones?W
0/15 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
Take away the smashed pumpkins from the patch to see what is left.
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
61
55
65
T
61
55
62
65
17
76
79
18
65
88
65
54
65
26
88
31
26
T
61
26
31
62
86
18
65
88
44
65
86
86
70 - 9 =T
35 - 9 =A
67 - 13 =D
53 - 22 =S
85 - 9 =C
106 - 20 =L
24 - 7 =F
117 - 38 =O
93 - 28 =E
75 - 20 =H
107 - 19 =R
28 - 10 =V
64 - 2 =I
79 - 35 =B
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
Hop along the stone path by twos to track the footsteps.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
O
22
24
50
42
55
14
27
50
10
24
6
50
70
16
O
22
12
42
35
O
22
42
39
27
14
25
12
90
25
36
10
42
70
39
50
42
35
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60A
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18E
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65G
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20F
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45T
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16U
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 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110M
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42K
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45D
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33H
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14I
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10W
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35P
0/17 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
Find the missing number of bats to balance the Halloween scale.
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
5 + ___ = 13
8 + ___ = 17
9 + ___ = 13
6 + ___ = 12
3 + ___ = 13
9 + ___ = 16
6 + ___ = 7
4 + ___ = 9
4 + ___ = 7
8 + ___ = 20
1 + ___ = 3
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain unraveled a long mummy wrap, then clutched a skull sack.
2.The villain wore a spooky ghost mask, then held a spider pouch.
3.The villain adjusted a tall witch hat, then held a spider pouch.
4.The villain unraveled a long mummy wrap, then carried a ghost tote.
5.The villain rattled in a skeleton suit, then clutched a skull sack.
6.The villain rattled in a skeleton suit, then held a spider pouch.
7.The villain swished a dark vampire cape, then clutched a skull sack.
8.The villain wore a spooky ghost mask, then clutched a skull sack.
9.The villain wore a spooky ghost mask, then swung a cat basket.
10.The villain rattled in a skeleton suit, then carried a bat bucket.
11.The villain adjusted a tall witch hat, then clutched a skull sack.
12.The villain adjusted a tall witch hat, then carried a bat bucket.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Pumpkin Mystery
Culprit: Trixie Treat (Witch Hat · Skull Sack · Right Handed · Orange Hair · Silver Bell)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT HAVE A SPIDER POUCH"28 + 12 = 40 (T) · 36 + 53 = 89 (A) · 33 + 29 = 62 (L) · 28 + 56 = 84 (V) · 30 + 45 = 75 (S) · 33 + 19 = 52 (I) · 16 + 34 = 50 (D) · 13 + 8 = 21 (U) · 10 + 22 = 32 (E) · 36 + 27 = 63 (C) · 45 + 23 = 68 (O) · 21 + 17 = 38 (R) · 14 + 16 = 30 (H) · 7 + 19 = 26 (N) · 59 + 31 = 90 (P)
- Clue 2 (Place value): "THE SUSPECT WROTE A NOTE WITH RIGHT HAND"What number has 6 tens and 8 ones? = 68 (T) · What number has 8 tens and 5 ones? = 85 (P) · What number has 7 tens and 6 ones? = 76 (D) · What number has 2 tens and 8 ones? = 28 (U) · What number has 2 tens and 7 ones? = 27 (G) · What number has 1 ten and 8 ones? = 18 (C) · What number has 1 ten and 5 ones? = 15 (A) · What number has 8 tens and 8 ones? = 88 (H) · What number has 6 tens and 7 ones? = 67 (I) · What number has 7 tens and 0 ones? = 70 (S) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (O) · What number has 7 tens and 5 ones? = 75 (E) · What number has 2 tens and 1 one? = 21 (N) · What number has 8 tens and 1 one? = 81 (R) · What number has 4 tens and 2 ones? = 42 (W)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "THE THIEF COVERED EARS AT A SILVER BELL"70 - 9 = 61 (T) · 35 - 9 = 26 (A) · 67 - 13 = 54 (D) · 53 - 22 = 31 (S) · 85 - 9 = 76 (C) · 106 - 20 = 86 (L) · 24 - 7 = 17 (F) · 117 - 38 = 79 (O) · 93 - 28 = 65 (E) · 75 - 20 = 55 (H) · 107 - 19 = 88 (R) · 28 - 10 = 18 (V) · 64 - 2 = 62 (I) · 79 - 35 = 44 (B)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "ORANGE HAIR WAS FOUND ON THE PUMPKIN STAND"Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (A) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (G) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (F) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (T) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (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 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (M) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (K) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (W) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (P)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 11) → Trixie Treat5 + ___ = 13 = 8 · 8 + ___ = 17 = 9 · 9 + ___ = 13 = 4 · 6 + ___ = 12 = 6 · 3 + ___ = 13 = 10 · 9 + ___ = 16 = 7 · 6 + ___ = 7 = 1 · 4 + ___ = 9 = 5 · 4 + ___ = 7 = 3 · 8 + ___ = 20 = 12 · 1 + ___ = 3 = 2
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Place value, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Great Pumpkin Mystery — set in Pumpkin Hollow
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects