Halloween Reading Mystery | The Case of the Missing Treats | Grades 2–4

🎃 Turn Halloween excitement into a reading mystery!

The Case of the Missing Halloween Treats is an engaging reading and ELA mystery for Grades 2–4. Students become detectives as they read the story, meet six suspects, examine clues, analyze evidence, identify possible red herrings, eliminate suspects, and defend their conclusions.

The case begins when Mrs. Carter returns to the teacher’s lounge and discovers that the box of Halloween treats she left on the counter has disappeared. Students investigate the evidence and decide what they think happened.

🔎 What’s Included

• 21-page printable Halloween literacy mystery
• Original mystery story and six suspects
• Clue investigation and recording activities
• Suspect elimination grid and suspect statements
• Evidence vs. red herring practice
• Sequencing and evidence-ranking challenges
• Reading comprehension and inference practice
• Writing activities, including a note to the principal and a new ending
• ELA skills challenge and creative extensions
• Mystery review and fun-and-games activities
• Case Closed detective certificate
• 17-slide interactive PowerPoint digital companion with movable activities

📚 Skills Practiced

Reading comprehension • Making inferences • Using text evidence • Critical thinking • Sequencing • Cause and effect • Fact and opinion • Character perspective • Vocabulary • Written response • Problem solving • Creative writing

🍂 Great For

Halloween week, October literacy centers, whole-group ELA, small groups, partner work, enrichment, early finishers, and seasonal reading practice.

Print it, introduce the case, and let your student detectives investigate! 🔎🎃

Digital educational resource. No physical product will be shipped.