Haunted Math Quest Worksheet HAUNTED MATH QUEST
2-Digit Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
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Detective Steps: 1. Read carefully. 2. Circle the Operation (+ or −). 3. Show your work & label your answer!
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Maya carved 34 stars on her spooky pumpkin. Her brother Leo carved 23 stars on his. How many stars did they carve in all?
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A treat bowl had 68 chocolate eyeballs . Trick-or-treaters took 35 of them. How many chocolate eyeballs are left in the bowl?
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A friendly witch put 47 bat wings into her bubbling cauldron. She added 28 more bat wings. How many bat wings did she use altogether?
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Farmer Jack grew 73 pumpkins in the patch. A haunted hayride purchased 46 of them. How many pumpkins were left in Farmer Jack's patch?
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Liam collected 39 mini chocolate bars and 45 fruit chews while trick-or-treating. How many total candies did Liam collect?
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A haunted manor had 82 squeaky floorboards . The ghost oiled 37 of them so he could float quietly. How many squeaky floorboards were still left?
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A black cat watched 52 glowing fireflies in the graveyard. Then 26 more fireflies flew over the fence. How many fireflies were glowing in all?
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A spooky bakery baked 79 ghost cookies . By noon, hungry customers had bought 45 ghost cookies. How many ghost cookies were left in the bakery?
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HAUNTED MATH QUEST • PAGE 3 OF 5
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Oliver's skeleton suit has 94 plastic bones . Ava's skeleton suit has 58 plastic bones . How many more bones does Oliver's suit have than Ava's?
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Professor Sprout gathered 56 purple berries and 37 spotted mushrooms for his potion. How many ingredients did he gather altogether?
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There were 61 bats sleeping in the bell tower. When the church bell rang, 25 bats flew away. How many bats were still sleeping in the tower?
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Sofia decorated her house with 41 paper bats on the porch and 36 paper spiders on the door. How many paper decorations did Sofia hang up in all?
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A vampire had 85 shiny gold coins in a wooden chest. He spent 49 gold coins on a new velvet cape. How many gold coins does he have left?
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The school Halloween carnival sold 68 tickets in the morning and 27 tickets in the afternoon. How many carnival tickets were sold in all?
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A large spider spun a web with 67 sticky silk strands . A gust of autumn wind broke 32 strands. How many strands remained unbroken?
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Caleb counted 48 jack-o'-lanterns on Maple Street and 35 jack-o'-lanterns on Oak Street. How many jack-o'-lanterns did Caleb count altogether?
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A treat bag held 90 gummy worms . During the movie night, the children ate 56 gummy worms . How many gummy worms were left in the bag?
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In the school costume parade, there were 33 scary monsters and 54 silly superheroes . How many students marched in the parade in all?
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A tall haunted tower has 75 creaky steps . A small witch's cottage has 39 steps . How many more steps does the haunted tower have?
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On Halloween night, Zoe knocked on 47 houses before dinner and 38 houses after dinner. How many houses did Zoe visit altogether?
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Haunted Math Quest Answer Key HAUNTED MATH QUEST
Answer Key
Problems 1 – 10 • Operations, Models & Solutions
Grade 3 Mathematics
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Addition: Combining / Joining
− Subtraction: Separating / Comparing
R Requires Regrouping
#1 • Pumpkin Stars + Addition (Join)
Clue: “in all” • No Regrouping
34
57
34 + 23 = 57
57 stars
#2 • Candy Eyeballs − Subtraction (Separate)
Clue: “took / left” • No Regrouping
68
33
68 − 35 = 33
33 eyeballs
#3 • Bat Wings Cauldron + Addition (R)
Clue: “altogether” • 7+8=15 (Trade 10)
¹ 47
75
47 + 28 = 75
75 bat wings
#4 • Patch Pumpkins − Subtraction (R)
Clue: “left in patch” • Regroup 7 tens to 6 tens
6713
27
73 − 46 = 27
27 pumpkins
#5 • Trick-or-Treat Candy + Addition (R)
Clue: “total candies” • 9+5=14 (Trade 10)
¹ 39
84
39 + 45 = 84
84 candies
#6 • Squeaky Floorboards − Subtraction (R)
Clue: “still left” • Regroup 8 tens to 7 tens
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45
82 − 37 = 45
45 floorboards
#7 • Graveyard Fireflies + Addition (Join)
Clue: “in all / more” • No Regrouping
52
78
52 + 26 = 78
78 fireflies
#8 • Ghost Sugar Cookies − Subtraction (Separate)
Clue: “bought / left” • No Regrouping
79
34
79 − 45 = 34
34 cookies
#9 • Skeleton Suit Bones − Subtraction (R)
Clue: “how many more (compare)”
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36
94 − 58 = 36
36 more bones
#10 • Potion Ingredients + Addition (R)
Clue: “altogether” • 6+7=13 (Trade 10)
¹ 56
93
56 + 37 = 93
93 ingredients
Haunted Math Prompting Guide PARAPROFESSIONAL PROMPTING SCRIPT
Staff Guide
Haunted Math Quest • Leveled Prompting Framework & Facilitation Scripts
Intervention & Inclusion
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The Golden Rule of Prompting (Least-to-Most Support):
Always pause 5–7 seconds after presenting a problem or asking a question before stepping in. Move down the levels only if the student cannot proceed after wait time. Give the minimum prompt necessary for success.
The 4-Level Prompt Hierarchy
Level 1 Lowest
Indirect Verbal / Pause
General non-directive cues to prompt re-reading and thinking.
“What is happening in this spooky story? Re-read sentence 1.”
Level 2 Low-Mid
Directed Clue Question
Narrows focus to mathematical action or relationship.
“Are we putting items together, or taking some away?”
Level 3 Mid-High
Visual / Strategy Scaffold
Offers part-whole bar, base-ten sketch, or T/O chart.
“Let's sketch a Part-Part-Whole box. Is 73 the total or a part?”
Level 4 Highest
Direct Modeling (Think-Aloud)
Explicit step-by-step demonstration; student repeats.
“Watch me: 3 ones minus 6 ones isn't enough. We trade 1 ten...”
Script 1: Guiding Operation Selection (+ or −)
Use on every problem
Step 1: Read
Para: “Read the story out loud (or follow along as I read). Picture the movie in your head. What is happening?” (Wait 5s)
Step 2: Action
Para: “Are the items growing / coming together , or are they getting taken away / being compared ?”
If Student says “Growing / Combining”:
“Yes! When we combine groups, what sign do we use? Go ahead and circle the plus sign.”
If Student says “Losing / Left over”:
“Spot on! Some were taken away. What operation finds what's left? Circle the minus sign.”
Script 2: Defeating the “Keyword Trap” (Problems 9 & 19)
High Misconception Area
The Trap: Student hears “How many more ” and immediately adds 94 + 58.
Level 1 Cue: “Does Oliver get Ava's bones, or are we lining them up to see the difference between them?”
Level 2 Clue: “We are comparing two amounts. Who has more? (Oliver). To find how much bigger his suit is, do we add or subtract?”
