Get your students excited about practicing order of operations with this fun Halloween math bundle! This resource includes TWO separate worksheets - a spooky riddle activity and a festive coloring page - for a total of 27 order of operations problems that will keep your middle schoolers engaged all October long.

Students will work with all four operations, exponents and/or parentheses to solve problems for Halloween-themed activities. These no-prep worksheets are perfect for math centers, early finishers, or substitute plans!

What's Included:

📝 Worksheet #1: Halloween Math Riddle

• 12 order of operations problems (including parentheses and exponents)
• Students solve to reveal the answer to "Who is the best vampire mathematician?"
• Answer key decoder table

🎨 Worksheet #2: Halloween Coloring Page

• 15 order of operations problems
• Halloween-themed design to color
• Mix of all four operations with parentheses and exponents
• Color-by-answer or solve-and-color format

✅ Complete Answer Keys for both activities

📋 Simple, kid-friendly directions

Skills Covered:

• order of operations
• order of operations with exponents
• order of operations with parentheses
• Following multi-step directions
• Problem-solving

How to Use:

Math Riddle Worksheet:

1. Students solve each of the 12 problems
2. Students use the answer key to find the corresponding letter
3. Students write letters in order to reveal the vampire joke answer

Coloring Page Worksheet:

1. Students solve all 15 order of operations problems
2. Students color the Halloween-themed design
3. Can be used as independent practice or a fun reward activity

Perfect For:

🎃 October math warm-ups or bell ringers

🎃 Halloween party activities

🎃 Early finisher tasks

🎃 Math centers or stations

🎃 Differentiated practice (use one or both!)

🎃 Homework assignments

🎃 Review before assessments

🎃 Substitute teacher emergency plans

🎃 Homeschool practice

🎃 Extra practice for struggling students

Ways to Differentiate:

• Use the 12-problem riddle for students who need less practice
• Use the 15-problem coloring page for students who need more reinforcement
• Assign both for comprehensive order of operations review
• Use the riddle as a quiz and the coloring page as practice

Grade Level:

Ideal for grades 6-8, but can be used for grade 5 enrichment or grade 9 review

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