Narrative story writing meets escape room style puzzles with this excitingly spooky Haunted House themed writing resource. Students in 4th and 5th grade will love this ELA story activity that supports creative writing skills and develops imagination. There is an engaging story starter, interactive escape room puzzles to reveal plot choices, and engaging writing prompts to motivate students. Students will love solving the puzzles and writing a spooky story along the way this Halloween.

✏️ What’s included?

• Haunted House Halloween themed story starter

• Escape room styles puzzles to unlock plot choices

• Template to continue the story

• 10 pages of engaging writing

• Printable and digital version

Students will:

✅ Be motivated to write

✅ Have reduced writer's block

✅ Enjoy the puzzles, such as crack the code and unscramble the words

✅ Choose from plot prompts

✅ Feel confident when writing a complete a story

Teachers will:

✴️ Have a quality, ready-to-use writing resource

✴️ Provide students with an engaging writing task

✴️ Have a printable or digital version to offer

✴️ Inspire Halloween storytelling

❗How to Use This Resource:

➤ Introduce the haunted house theme and explain the task
➤ Have students solve the puzzles to reveal their next plot point
➤ Use as an independent writing activity, in small groups, or for intervention
➤ Print single-sided or double-sided to save paper
➤ Upload to Google Classroom or your preferred digital platform

⭐ Perfect for middle school ELA teachers looking for engaging, no-prep writing activities!

➡️ Bring narrative writing to life with this Haunted House Escape Room!