Halloween

Early Childhood

On Halloween night, Ben passed out candy to 10 trick-or-treaters.  He noticed a strange pattern.  The first trick-or-treater dressed as a ghost.  The second dressed as a cat, and the third trick-or-treater dressed as a witch.  This pattern then repeated as the fourth trick-or-treater dressed as a ghost, and so on.  Draw the pattern of costumes Ben saw on Halloween.  What was the sixth trick-or-treater dressed as?  The seventh trick-or-treater?  The tenth?

Upper Elementary

What might be some popular Halloween costumes this year?  Estimate the percentage of trick-or-treaters that you might see dressed up as each popular Halloween costume.  Create a graph to show your thinking.

Middle School

Do you ever trade certain pieces of Halloween candy with a friend or sibling for the candy you prefer?  Is it always an equal value trade (for example- would you trade one tootsie roll for a full size candy bar?)?  Think about the candy you typically collect when trick-or-treating.  Assign values based on the size and type of candy.  Write equations using variables for different types of candy, to show what might equitable trades of Halloween candy.

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Featured Websites:

Early Childhood: October Math Work Stations

Upper Elementary: Halloween Multiplication Mysteries

Middle School: Halloween Math