Ghost Poop Making 10 Math Game
- Grades
- K–2
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Numbers, Math
- Topic
- Halloween, Math Sensory
- Resource types
- Games, Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This resource is a Ghost Poop Making 10 Math Activity.
It is an extremely silly game for students to practice partners of 10 during the Halloween season.
Directions are included.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify the number that combines with a given number to make a sum of 10.
Practice partners-of-10 addition facts through repeated spin-and-match turns.
Teaching tips
Laminate the haunted-house mats before play, since the game's own instructions specifically call for this to make them reusable.
Set out mini-marshmallows as game markers, since the game is built around covering numbers with them (and letting students eat them at the end, per the included instructions).
Introduce the 'oops poops' spinner space ahead of time so students know a turn can pass without covering a number.
Skills covered
Making 10 (partners of 10) — students identify the number that sums to 10 with the number they spin, matching it to their mat.
Turn-based number matching — the spin-and-cover mechanic gives repeated, game-paced practice at recognizing addition partners.
Self-checking play — a student can only cover a number if it genuinely makes 10 with the spin, so incorrect matches are caught by the game structure itself.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
What happens if a student spins a number that doesn't have a match on their mat?
Play simply moves to the next student — nothing is covered that turn, and the same is true if the spinner lands on the game's 'oops poops' space.
Do all the mats have the same set of numbers?
No — the mats vary; the four included mat pages each show a different mix and arrangement of numbers for students to match against their spin.
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Core concepts
Core concepts
Making 10
Partners of 10
Addition facts
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