Description

✅ Your Complete, Easy-Prep Case File Includes:

You get everything you need to run this spooky and engaging activity smoothly. Just print and go!

• Easy-to-Follow Teacher Instructions for a quick and simple setup.
• An Engaging Introduction Page to set the stage and hook your students into the mystery.
• Detective Case File Templates where students can organize their suspect list, evidence, and notes.
• 8 Pages of Investigation Materials, blending reading passages with comprehension questions and a fun “crack the code” vocabulary challenge (Definition Match).
• The Final Declaration where students must act as lead paranormal investigator, using clues to write a conviction (differentiated options included!).
• Printable “Case solved” Awards to celebrate success!
• Complete Answer Keys & Solution Guide to make your life easy.

✅ A Unique Critical Thinking Challenge

This isn’t your average reading worksheet! This “Private Eye CSI” mystery is designed to make students think more deeply. Instead of just following a path, students must:

• Act like real investigators, deciding for themselves what information is a useful clue and what is a red herring.
• Build their own case files from scratch, analyzing evidence from multiple sources.
• Solve the ultimate question: Is the Grumpy Ghost real, or is someone faking the haunting at Pepe’s Pizzeria?
• Use text evidence to support their claims and write a final report to prove their case.

✅ Flexible For Your Classroom

This versatile resource is perfect for a variety of uses. Try it for:

• Fun Halloween or Spooky-themed ELA Centers
• Whole-Class Activities
• Small Group or Paired Work
• Early Finisher Tasks
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Homework Assignments