Math Monster
Reading Reaper
Writing Witch
Vocabulary Vampire
Grim, Grinning Ghosts
100
A skeleton is missing 18 bones. It finds 7. How many bones are still missing?
18-7=11
100
Identify the text feature that is labeled "Penguins Can't Fly"
What is a Heading?
100
Fix the capitalization and punctuation in this sentence:
the black cat jumped on the fence
The black cat jumped on the fence.
100
There are this many syllables in the word CARNIVAL.
What is 3 syllables?
CAR - NI - VAL
100
You do this when math word problems feel too difficult and you get stuck
A) Sit quietly and stare at the paper.
B) Hide your paper.
C) Raise your hand or ask a peer/teacher for assistance.
What is C?
Raise your hand or ask a peer/teacher for assistance.
200
A witch puts 4 worms into each of her 6 potion bottles. How many total worms are there?
Multiplication!
4 worms/bottle x 6 bottles = 24 worms
200
Read the passage: Pumpkins start as tiny seeds in spring. They grow long vines, bloom with yellow flowers, and grow into big orange pumpkins by October.
The main idea is:
A) The growth of pumpkins from seeds to mature pumpkins
B) Baking a pumpkin pie
C) Explaining about pumpkin flowers
What is A?
The growth of pumpkins from seeds to mature pumpkins
200
Expand this kernel sentence by adding two details.
The ghost danced.
Say your answer out loud.
200
The prefix un- in the word UNWRAP means this.
A) Do again
B) Not/Opposite of
C) Very fast
What is B?
Not/Opposite of
200
This is one of the best strategies to use with multiple choice answers, such as this.
A) Pick the first answer without reading.
B) Process of elimination
C) Close your eyes and guess
[ ] C) Close your eyes and guess.
What is B?
Process of elimination
300
Count Dracula buys 3 packs of spider rings with 10 rings in each pack. He then loses 8 rings. How many spider rings does he have now?
2-step multiplication & subtraction
Step 1 Multiply: 3 packs x 10 spider rings/pack=30 Step 2 Subtract: 30 - 8 = 22
Answer: Dracula has 22 spider rings.
300
The author of Triathlon included photographs of the different sports and of Nick competing...
A) to make the reader laugh
B) to inform the reader of how triathletes prepare and compete in triathlons
C) to teach the reader how to ride a bike
What is B?
to inform the reader of how triathletes prepare and compete in triathlons
300
Combine these two sentences using the transition word because: We put on warm coats. + It was cold on Halloween night.
We put on warm coats because it was cold on Halloween night.
300
The word nocturnal in the sentence "bats and owls are nocturnal animals" means this.
A) Active at night
B) Covered in snow
C) Bright and sunny
What is A?
Active at night
300
Partner up with a classmate next to you. Take 10 seconds to share your favorite Halloween costume, then state your answer out loud to the class in a complete sentence.
Pairs share their answers out loud.