Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to practice basic arithmetic skills while having fun exploring horror film themes.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Pencil, paper, and a calculator if needed.

Prep: Familiarize yourself with some basic horror film elements to incorporate into the math activities.

Activities

1. Zombie Addition: Create a set of addition problems with a zombie theme. For example, "If 3 zombies are coming towards you and 5 more join them, how many zombies are there in total?"

2. Haunted Subtraction: Craft subtraction problems related to haunted houses or ghosts. For instance, "If there were 10 ghosts haunting a house and 4 left, how many ghosts are still haunting the house?"

3. Spooky Multiplication: Make multiplication questions using spooky characters like vampires or werewolves. For example, "If there are 4 packs of werewolves, and each pack has 6 werewolves, how many werewolves are there in total?"

4. Creepy Division: Develop division problems with creepy creatures. For instance, "If there are 20 spiders, and they need to be divided into 4 groups, how many spiders will be in each group?"

Third Grade Talking Points

• "Math can be fun! We can use our math skills to solve problems related to things we enjoy, like horror films."
• "We can practice addition by imagining scenarios with zombies, like adding up the number of zombies in different situations."
• "Subtraction can be related to haunted houses or ghosts. We can figure out how many are left after some leave the spooky scene."
• "Multiplication can be used to find out the total number of creatures, such as vampires or werewolves, in a given situation."
• "Division helps us share or divide things equally, even when it involves creepy creatures like spiders or bats."