Haunted House Numbers 1–20 | Halloween Math Activities for ELLs

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Bring spooky fun into your lessons with this Haunted House Numbers resource! Perfect for Halloween, this set helps students practice numerals, number words, and sequencing from 1–20 through engaging, hands-on activities. Designed for English language learners.

Place the flashards of the Haunted house of the Numbers 1 to 20 on a bulletin board and have them available all the time as a quick reference for spelling for all students.

Halloween Flashcard bingo

Use the 20 flashcards for this activity. Stick them on the blackboard. 

Handout the Bingo grid with and have the students write the name of any number in each line (encourage them to check spelling to do this as necessary). 

When children are ready, remove the flashcards one by one and say the names.  Children listen and write a cross on the word if it is in their grid. The first child to write a cross on all six words in their grid calls Bingo! and is the winner.

Haunted House Number Line

 Place the flashcards 1–20 on the board in order. Remove 2–3 numbers. Students guess which “ghost numbers” are missing.

Tracing Activity with the Halloween flashcards

 Place a clear plastic sheet over the number word worksheet. Students use a dry-erase marker to trace the number words. This activity can be repeated multiple times, helping students practice writing skills and reinforcing number word recognition in a fun, reusable way.

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Knock-knock the small cards activity

 Place cards face down on the desk like “doors” in a haunted house. Students “knock” on a door (flip a card) and must read/say the number word. If correct, they “enter the haunted room” (keep the card).

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Magic Number Sentence activity with small cards

Students draw a number card and make a short sentence with it.  “There are nineteen ghosts in the Haunted House”. Hand the Halloween token if it is correct.

Speaking opportunity!

I am / You are Sentences Activity

A student picks a small card and says: I am number fifteen. You are number twenty. (Identify what the other partner has)

Match the numeral card to the quantity card

Halloween Numbers Worksheets

Students match a numeral to its word worksheet. Then write the word on their notebooks.

Students color each numeral on the worksheet they find a specific color, then write the word with that color on their notebooks.

Cut-and-Paste Matching worksheets

  Students cut out the numeral cards and paste them onto the haunted houses with the correct number of ghosts.

  Students read the number word sequence in the worksheet, then, they fill in the missing number words in the blanks.  This activity builds reading fluency, spelling, and understanding of number order.

 Students are given a grid worksheet with numerals and haunted house images.   They complete the grid by writing the next number words in the empty spaces.   This activity helps with number recognition, spelling, and strengthens the numeral–word connection.

Game-Printable board like Snakes & Ladders but students can only climb/slide if they read the number correctly.

Matching Mats (Haunted House Theme)

 Students receive mats with haunted houses and sets of numerals and number words cards. They match the numeral to the correct haunted house and then place the number word. Great for independent work.

Counting Ghosts in the House File Folder Game 

Turn your matching cards into a reusable file folder game for independent practice! Students match each picture card to the correct number word on the file folder, reinforcing counting, number recognition, and reading number words from 1 to 20. This hands-on activity is perfect for literacy or math centers, fast finishers, partner work, or review lessons. Simply laminate the folder and cards for a durable resource you can use year after year.

 This resource is included in the House Unit for Elementary-Starters at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rooms-of-the-House-Unit-for-Elementary-ELL-10395114

St. Patrick's Day is also included in this resource:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/03/st-patricks-day-and-house-unit.html

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