Description
The town’s pumpkins have disappeared, and your 5th graders must use decimal place value and rounding to solve the Great Pumpkin Heist! This pumpkin-themed escape room is a fun choice for Halloween math time or fall review, but the activity itself does not mention Halloween.
Choose the format that works best for your class. The digital version is a no-prep, self-checking Google Forms activity with no clues to hide. Students do not need email addresses or Google Classroom accounts. The printable version includes five black-and-white clue pages, a Case Closed page, and clear teacher directions for easy, low-prep implementation.
Decimal place value skills students will practice
- Rounding numbers to any place from the ten-thousands through the thousandths place
- Comparing decimals written in standard, expanded, and word form
- Identifying the value of a digit in a multi-digit number
- Recognizing how a digit’s value changes when a number is multiplied or divided by 10
- Multiplying and dividing by powers of 10
- Solving multi-step rounding challenges
The skills support 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3a, 5.NBT.A.3b, and 5.NBT.A.4.
What is included
- Quick-start guide
- Detailed teacher directions and tips
- Printable black-and-white escape room
- Printable Case Closed page
- Printable or projectable case file with a QR code
- URL for the Google Forms escape room
- Detailed answer key
- Optional success signs
- Optional link for creating your own copy of the form
Most students complete the challenge in approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Use it for Halloween math, fall review, decimal place value practice, enrichment, centers, homeschool instruction, tutoring, or a collaborative classroom challenge.
All information needed is included, so students do not have to search the web. If you plan to use the digital version, please confirm that your school or district allows Google Forms.
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