Cover: the title The Mystery of the Pell House over an old wooden house with glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and two kids in Halloween costumes walking up the path

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The Mystery of the Pell House

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Reading ComprehensionInferencesWH QuestionsRetellingSpeech and Language Therapy3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade2 preview imagesAdded Oct 2026

About

An original Halloween mystery for grades 3–5. Students read a five-part story about a 'haunted' house, answer wh- questions, use clues to make inferences, identify characters, setting, problem and solution, and drag picture prompts into order to retell the story. Every page can be read aloud.

What's included

  • An original 5-part read-aloud story
  • 10 interactive questions with instant feedback
  • A problem and solution sort
  • A picture sequencing retell

Learning objectives

  • Answer who, what, where and why questions about a story you read.
  • Use clues in the text and pictures to make inferences and predictions.
  • Name a story's characters, setting, problem and solution.
  • Retell a story by putting picture prompts in order.

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