Haunted House Logic Puzzle & ESL Speaking Game w/ Furniture
by English with Imagination © 2026
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Price: $3 USD
Subjects: games,ela,eslVocab,englishSecondLanguage,speakingListening,comprehensionAndCollaboration,halloween
Grades: 1,2,3,4,5
Description
Preposition puzzles are a cross between an ESL picture dictation and a logic puzzle. This one features a haunted house on Halloween night! This digital TPR game can be played by either one or two players. Students read in the first version and speak in the second. In both versions, the students use prepositions of place and furniture vocabulary to solve problems of deductive logic. The prepositions are: above, below, between, next to, to the left, and to the right. Moveable objects represent the following pieces of furniture: bath, bed, clock, cupboard, lamp, mirror, plant, sofa, and window. English learners can review this vocabulary with a matching activity before they play the game. In the one-player version, students must read the clues and place the furniture on the game board to satisfy the conditions. This version is self-checking, so students get instant feedback. Audio is included to support struggling and emergent readers. In the two-player version, students use their oral communication skills and work as a team to produce matching versions of the game board. One student arranges the furniture, and the other must ask questions to guess their locations. Sentence starters are provided. Both versions feature seven levels of play, progressing from three pieces of furniture to nine. Younger children can succeed at the lower levels, while older ones can challenge themselves to complete all seven levels.
Acknowledgements
Copyright © Lauren Hamilton Saez, English with Imagination, 2025. With clipart licensed from Canva Pro, Bunny on a Cloud, Chirp Graphics, Rainbow Sprinkle Studio with Sasha Mitten, Artifex, Clipartino, and LittleRed: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/bunny-on-a-cloud https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/chirp-graphics https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/rainbow-sprinkle-studio-sasha-mitten https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/artifex https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/clipartino https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/littlered