Bring excitement to your October lessons with this engaging Halloween Escape Style Activity designed for ESL, EFL, and ELA classrooms. Students will review comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and parts of speech including verbs, nouns, adjectives, and prepositions—all while solving the mystery of the missing candy! This fun storyline activity motivates learners to think critically and collaborate as they work through seven interactive tasks to catch the Candy Thief and discover the candy’s hiding place.
Why Teachers Love It
- Perfect for holiday review without complicated locks or codes.
- Created specifically for young learners and English language students.
- Encourages teamwork, problem-solving, and vocabulary retention.
- Prizes for successful completion include printable bookmarks and homework passes.
Student Tasks Include
- Vocabulary Race: Create as many words as possible using the letters in "HAUNTED HOUSE."
- Halloween Word Search to build seasonal vocabulary knowledge.
- What Am I? Word Matching: Practice inference skills with Halloween clues.
- Preposition Task Cards: Identify object locations using prepositions.
- Parts of Speech: Color and categorize nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions.
- Halloween Crossword: Complete a themed puzzle with vocabulary hints.
- Verb Dominoes: Practice filling in missing regular and irregular verbs.
What’s Included
- Teacher Answer Key
- Student Lock Sheet
- Suspect and Hiding Place Cards
- Hint Cards
- Bookmarks & Homework Passes (Prizes)
- Step-by-Step Teacher Instructions
- Full Color and Black & White Printing Options
This Halloween Escape Room is low-prep, fun, and the perfect seasonal addition to your October grammar or vocabulary lessons. Simply print, cut, and watch your students immerse themselves in solving the mystery!
Pair It With:
For even more Halloween fun, pair this resource with the Halloween Vocabulary Dominoes Party Game from my store. Together, they make a complete set of interactive Halloween activities for both grammar and vocabulary practice.
Also available on TpT:
Halloween Vocabulary Escape Room – Solve the Mystery Activity