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Find fun and engaging math mysteries and projects to get your students motivated during math time. Great for practice and review, my math mysteries come in different grade levels that can be used to customize for differentiation. The grade levels are US Common Core aligned, check out the description which outlines skills and levels involved within that math mystery version to determine whether it suits your class level and/or curriculum. Enjoy! :)

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Find fun and engaging math mysteries and projects to get your students motivated during math time. Great for practice and review, my math mysteries come in different grade levels that can be used to customize for differentiation. The grade levels are US Common Core aligned, check out the description which outlines skills and levels involved within that math mystery version to determine whether it suits your class level and/or curriculum. Enjoy! :)
Integers (GRADE 5)
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Integers (GRADE 5)

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Integers Math Mystery Activity - "Case of The Invisible Illusionist" (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned). Students will need to answer math problems involving integers that will help them solve which cure will help make the Invisible Illusionist visible again! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Understanding Integers (match scenarios to integers) Clue 2: Opposite Integers Clue 3: Ordering Integers Clue 4: Comparing Integers Clue 5: Coordinates (Four Quadrants) Instructions, Story, Answer Sheets, Elimination Guide, and Awards are also included. Great for Integers review! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2016
Fall Math Mystery (GRADE 3)
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Fall Math Mystery (GRADE 3)

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Fall Math Activity, This Fall Math Mystery (Grade 3) “Case of The Furious Fall Winds” is a math mystery where students must solve a variety of math clues to help catch the criminal vandalizing the home of Sheldon, The Shaman of Seasons! Engage and motivate your students in this fun detective story, which also encourages critical thinking as they must reason their way through eliminating suspects. Perfect as a common core aligned math center or individual work, These NO PREP worksheets are great for individual or group practice and review. *US Common Core Aligned Grade 3 This fall, Mathhattan has been experiencing some furious winds. But these winds are no ordinary winds; if anyone is pulling a face while the wind blows over them, it will stay that way! A great math detective is needed to calm Sheldon the Shaman down by finding out who is trying to blackmail him into changing the season back to summer! In this math mystery pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story: Case of The Furious Fall Winds - Possible Suspects List - that students will use as they work through each math clue worksheet. - Clue 1 Worksheet: Convert from expanded form (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones) - Clue 2 Worksheet: Multiplying by 2s, 5s, and 10s - Clue 3 Worksheet: Addition (with regrouping) - Clue 4 Worksheet: Dividing by 2 - Clue 5 Worksheet: Complete the Addition/Subtraction Sentence (fill in the missing number) - A suspect declaration sheet that includes a clue completion checklist and a teacher check off as solved/try again. - Answer sheets for each clue plus a color coded guide to the elimination process of the suspect list. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case! I hope your students enjoy this fall math activity. Please do not hesitate to email me on JJResourceCreations@gmail.com or use my store Q & A if you need help or have any questions when using this resource. *US spelling used - please contact me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like this resource adjusted for UK/AUS spelling variations. Thanks! Mrs J.
Winter Math Mystery Activity
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Winter Math Mystery Activity

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This Winter Math Mystery is common core aligned (GRADE 3). Designed to engage your students, this winter activity gets them solving clues to help them discover where the Ice Queen is being held captive in order to put a stop to the rising Snowman Army! Entertain and motivate your students with this fun winter detective story, which also encourages critical thinking as they must reason their way through eliminating locations. A terrifying army of snowmen are marching towards our city by the hundreds and could be at your doorstep before dawn if they are not stopped! The people of Mathhattan are hoping that a brilliant math detective will be assisting Larry the Wizard and the police to find the Ice Queen. In this winter math mystery pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Winter Math Mystery Story “Case of The Snowman Army” - Possible Locations List - that students will use as they work through each math clue worksheet. - Clue 1 Worksheet: Multiplication (Mixed Facts 1-12) - Clue 2 Worksheet: Time (Reading Clocks – 5 minute Intervals) - Clue 3 Worksheet: Equivalent Fractions (Fill in the missing numerator to make a pair of fractions equivalent) - Clue 4 Worksheet: Multiplying One-Digit Numbers by Multiples of 10 - Clue 5 Worksheet: Pattern Sequences - A location declaration sheet that includes a clue completion checklist and a teacher check off as solved/try again. - Answer sheets for each clue plus a color coded guide to the elimination process of the locations list. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case by discovering where the warlock is keeping the Ice Queen captive. I hope your students enjoy. Please do not hesitate to email me on JJResourceCreations@gmail.com or use my store Q & A if you need help or have any questions when using this resource. Thanks! This math mystery story is currently also available for Grades 2, 3, 4 and 6. *US spelling used - please contact me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like this resource adjusted for UK/AUS spelling variations.
Thanksgiving Math Mystery (GRADE 1)
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Thanksgiving Math Mystery (GRADE 1)

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Thanksgiving Math Mystery "Case of the Gobbler's Curse" is a fun way to engage your students. In this math detective story people have all started to lose the power of speech and cannot stop making "gobble, gobble" noises! Students must solve the worksheets to reveal clues as to which potion will cure those under the Gobbler's Curse. Make your day a little easier and try one of our math mysteries, your students will love them! GRADE 1 SKILLS ADDRESSED - Ordering 2-Digit Numbers - Reading & Writing Time (O'Clock only) - Comparing 2-Digit Numbers - Adding within 20 - Subtracting within 20
Math Project: My Magical Bakery
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Math Project: My Magical Bakery

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Math Project: My Magical Bakery is a level progression project-based learning resource. It incorporates a range of math skills, as well as literacy and critical thinking skills. Engage and motivate your students by allowing them to make choices and apply a variety of math skills to progress through each of the 10 levels! Not much prep is required by you, all you need to do is print/photocopy the files and decide which delivery options you would like to use as described in my Teacher Instructions. The only extra resources that may be required are blank pieces of paper and calculators. Depending on student level and ability, such as younger grades, it may require some explanation by you (however, I have tried my best to make things as straightforward and structured). There are a few options with how you could use this resource: 1. You could go through each level as a class and provide a modeled example to guide students through each specific activity. 2. Students independently/or in pairs work at their own pace through the levels. Teacher facilitates around the classroom, providing one-on-one assistance when needed. 3. This could also be used as an ongoing homework task. You could set a certain amount of levels per week, or allow students to work at their own pace through the levels. 4. Use as an early finisher project. Packet Contents - (Main skills required in each level): Level 1 – Bakery Set Up (Coordinates Letter/Number, Area, directional position) Level 2 – Making Potions (Adding, subtracting, capacity measurement in milliliters only -> this section can be done even without knowledge of mL as it is mainly working with numbers) Level 3 – Baking Magic (Fractions – comparing, adding with both like and unlike denominators) Level 4 – Hiring Staff (Financial choices with a budget, addition, subtraction, time schedules, critical thinking) Level 5 – Cooking Time (Time management, elapsed time, critical thinking, multiplication, data and graphs) Level 6 – Decorating Station (Fractions mix of like and unlike denominators – students must follow fraction guidelines for decorative items they put on their baked products) Level 7 – Setting Prices (Finance - follow number rules given when setting prices for items) Level 8 – Customer Sales (Addition, data and graphs) Level 9 – Magical Upgrades (Financial choices, budget constraints, addition and subtraction) Level 10 – Magical Bakery Tour (Map Coordinates) Fun Extension Tasks Provided at the end! Thanks!
Thanksgiving Math Mystery  (GRADE 7 )
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Thanksgiving Math Mystery (GRADE 7 )

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Thanksgiving Math Mystery "Case of the Gobbler's Curse" is a fun way to engage your students. In this math detective story people have all started to lose the power of speech and cannot stop making "gobble, gobble" noises! Students must solve the worksheets to reveal clues as to which potion will cure those under the Gobbler's Curse. Make your day a little easier and try one of our math mysteries, your students will love them! Skills Addressed: - Equivalent Ratios - Find the Constant of Proportionality (information given in table form) - Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers - Dividing Mixed Numbers - Solve Percent Equations (y is what % of x?)
Christmas Math Mystery: Case of The Zombie Elves (Grade 3)
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Christmas Math Mystery: Case of The Zombie Elves (Grade 3)

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Christmas Math Activity: Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 6) – Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas activity! Optional Video Hook available to use when introducing this activity. This can be viewed for free in the video tab below. A great math detective is needed to quickly solve which cure will heal the zombie elves of the virus! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Multiplying by 6s and 9s Clue 2: Addition (Horizontal)- 2-digit and 3-digit numbers (regrouping required) Clue 3: Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten (2-digit and 3-digit numbers) Clue 4: Addition Word Problems (2-digit & 3-Digit Numbers) Clue 5: Multiplying by 10s and 11s Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Christmas math activity.
Math Quest: Escape Monster Mansion
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Math Quest: Escape Monster Mansion

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Fun math activity! Send your students on an epic Math Quest with this scary story “Escape Monster Mansion”. This is a fun activity to do to get some extra math practice in or for early finishers. With six exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings. BONUS (Optional) Video of the introduction part of the story also included in this packet. In your download you will receive it in PowerPoint Show format or it can also be viewed on YouTube. View the video for free in the video tab below. THREE SETS PROVIDED FOR DIFFERENTIATION Three levels of difficulty (EASY, MEDIUM, HARD) provided within this product so that you can differentiate this activity within your classroom. As long as the chapter number is the same, you can swap chapters across difficulty levels to tailor this math quest to best suit your class and/or individual student needs. SKILLS OVERVIEW The four operations are covered throughout the chapters of this math quest. An overview of the skill required in each level provided. EASY – Add & Subtract 2-Digit & 3-digit numbers; Divisibility by 2; 2, 5 and 10 multiplication facts; Divide by 2; Make 100 puzzle. (Adding multiple numbers together will be required too). MEDIUM – Add & Subtract 3-digit & 4-digit numbers; Multiplication Facts 1-12; Division Facts 1-12; Divisibility by 10; Multiply 2-digit numbers by 10; Make 1,000 puzzle. (Adding multiple large numbers together will be required too). HARD – Add & Subtract Decimals; Divisibility by 9; Multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; Divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by numbers between 1-12; Multiply decimals by wholes and decimals by decimals (tenths only); Make 2,000 puzzle. ANSWER SHEETS INCLUDED Thank you and enjoy!
Multiplication Math Mystery (GRADE 6)
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Multiplication Math Mystery (GRADE 6)

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Multiplication Math Mystery. Engage and motivate your students to review their multiplication skills with this fun math mystery activity. This level covers multiplying with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers. Students must use their multiplication skills to eliminate monster suspects to solve who needs to be arrested for the scare crimes in Mathhattan! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Multiply Whole Numbers (2-digit, 3-digit and 4-digit numbers mixed) Clue 2: Multiplying Fractions by Fractions Clue 3: Multiplying Decimals by Decimals Clue 4: Multiplication Word Problems (with decimals and whole numbers) Clue 5: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great for Multiplication review!
Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 8)
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Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 8)

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Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 8. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who has been giving out the tricking treat to children this Halloween! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Multiplying & Dividing Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers (some answers involve decimals) Clue 3: Convert Decimals to Fractions (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) Clue 4: Evaluate Exponents Clue 5: Finding the Square Root of Perfect Squares Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.
Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 7)
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Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 7)

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Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 7. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who has been giving out the tricking treat to children this Halloween! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Adding & Subtracting Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers Clue 3: Multiplying Decimals (whole, tenths, hundredths) Clue 4: Multiplying Mixed Numbers and Fractions Clue 5:Converting Fractions and Mixed Numbers to Decimals Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Halloween math activity.
Graphs Math Mystery: Case of The Greedy Gnome (GRADE 2)
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Graphs Math Mystery: Case of The Greedy Gnome (GRADE 2)

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Graphs Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Greedy Gnome. Engage and motivate your Grade 2 students while they practice and review graph skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who the Greedy Gnome is! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who the Greedy Gnome is: Clue 1 - Bar Graphs Clue 2 - Pictographs Clue 3 - Line Plots Clue 4 - Tally Graphs Clue 5 - More Bar Graphs! You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Area Review Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 5)
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Area Review Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 5)

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Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 5 students while they practice and review AREA skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure which Alien Force Abducted the alien Oblang and which planet they are hiding him on! Optional VIDEO HOOK available to introduce the activity to your students. This adds a bit of extra excitement and fun to the element. The video is included in the download with the activity, or it can be also viewed for free on YouTube. There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case: Clue 1 - Area with Rectangles (Multiplying with numbers greater than 12 required in this version) Clue 2 - Area to determine cost (Multiplying double digit by single/ double digits required in this version) Clue 3 - Area Missing Side Lengths (larger numbers than the 4th grade version) Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (Multiplying with double digits and single digits) Clue 5 - Area of Complex Figures (two or three rectangles/squares together, larger numbers than the 4th grade version) This 5th grade version is similar to the 4th grade version of this math mystery. The main difference is that the numbers in this version make it more challenging when it comes to the calculation component. Please note: Customary and metric options included in the download for you to choose your measurement unit preference from. You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Area Math Mystery - Case of the Abducted Alien GRADE 4
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Area Math Mystery - Case of the Abducted Alien GRADE 4

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Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 4 students while they practice and review AREA skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure which Alien Force Abducted the alien Oblang and which planet they are hiding him on! Optional VIDEO HOOK available to introduce the activity to your students. This adds a bit of extra excitement and fun to the element. The MP4 file is included in the download, or it can be viewed on YouTube for free. There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case: Clue 1 - Area with Rectangles and Squares Clue 2 - Area to determine cost Clue 3 - Area Missing Side Lengths (with rectangles/squares) Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (Multiplying by numbers ending in zeroes, and/or numbers 12 or less) Clue 5 - Area of Complex Figures (two or three rectangles/squares together) Please note: Customary and metric options included in the download for you to choose your measurement unit preference from. You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Pirate Math Quest - Redbeard's Rebellion (EASY LEVEL)
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Pirate Math Quest - Redbeard's Rebellion (EASY LEVEL)

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Send your students on an epic Math Quest with this exciting pirate story “Redbeard’s Rebellion”. It covers a mix of math skills, which makes it a great activity for math practice and review. This is the EASY single level packet. Use to add some extra fun during math time, for your early finishers or the sub tub. With six exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings. Optional Video Hook provided to introduce students to the activity. A written story is also provided in the download. Use one or the other (or both if you wish). SINGLE EASY LEVEL PACKET There are three levels of difficulty (EASY, MEDIUM, HARD) available for this MAth Quest. You are currently viewing the EASY level version. Other levels can be purchased separately or bundled if you require a different level of math OR if you would like to differentiate this activity within your classroom. As long as the chapter number is the same, you can swap chapters across difficulty levels to tailor this math quest to best suit your class and/or individual student needs. SKILLS OVERVIEW Students will be presented with a variety of activities, puzzles and challenges to progress through the chapters of the story. The skills covered over all of these include: - Letter/Number single quadrant coordinates and mapping skills (provided customary and metric options for the map) - Addition (Single & Double Digit Numbers, with regrouping) - Adding multiple numbers together - Subtraction (Single & Double Digit Numbers, with regrouping) - Multiplying by 2s, 5s, and 10s - Completing equations with addition and subtraction to make a number (less than 100) - Comparing Numbers - Even Numbers Bonus Literacy Activities Included You will also receive FOUR bonus literacy activities for students to use at the end of the Math Quest. These can be a great option for your early finishers or to extend the activity. Thank you and enjoy!
Volume Math Mystery - Case of The Vengeful Vampire (GRADE 6)
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Volume Math Mystery - Case of The Vengeful Vampire (GRADE 6)

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Engage and motivate your students to review volume math skills with this fun math mystery. Students must use their volume math skills to discover where the Vengeful Vampire's coffin is hiding! (GRADE 6 Version) This version contains decimal numbers in some of the questions. An OPTIONAL video hook is provided to add some extra excitement when introducing this activity to your students. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Volume (Unit Cubes) Clue 2: Volume of Cubes Clue 3: Volume of Rectangular Prisms Clue 4: Volume of Triangular Prisms Clue 5: Volume Word Problems Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for volume review. This math mystery is also available in a Grade 5 (or easier) version.
Area Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 3)
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Area Math Mystery - Case of The Abducted Alien (GRADE 3)

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Area Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Abducted Alien. Engage and motivate your Grade 3 students while they practice and review AREA skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure which Alien Force Abducted the alien Oblang and which planet they are hiding him on! Optional VIDEO HOOK available to introduce the activity to your students. This adds a bit of extra excitement and fun to the element. A written story is also included in the PDF file if you do not wish to use the video. There are FIVE clues to crack to solve the case: Clue 1 - Area - With Square Unit Tiles Clue 2 - Area - With Missing square unit tiles Clue 3 - Area of Rectangles and Squares (by multiplying the sides) Clue 4 - Area Word Problems (customary and metric measurement unit options provided) Clue 5 - More Area: including complex figures made up of two rectangles/squares (customary and metric measurement unit options provided) You will also receive: teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!
Fractions
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Fractions

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Fractions Math Mystery (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students with this fun fractions math mystery activity! Great for review of a few different fraction skills in one. US Common Core Aligned. Students use their fraction math skills to discover where the Forgetful Pharaoh left his Scepter in Ancient Egypt! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Match Fractions to Models Clue 2: Comparing Fractions Clue 3: Equivalent Fractions Clue 4: Ordering Fractions (like denominator) Clue 5: Reducing Fractions Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for fractions review. ***US SPELLING USED - if you would like UK/AUS spelling please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com Mrs J. © 2016
Earth Day Math Mystery (GRADE 1)
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Earth Day Math Mystery (GRADE 1)

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Earth Day Math Mystery "Case of The Litterbug." GRADE 1 US Common Core Aligned. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students will need to answer a variety of math problems that will help them solve who the Litterbug is! Engage and motivate your students with this unique and fun way to review their math skills. In this Earth Day activity pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story: Case of The Litterbug - Visual Possible Suspects List - Clue 1: Making 10 - Fill in the missing number - Clue 2: Adding three numbers (one-digit numbers, totals between 1-20) - Clue 3: Ordering Numbers (one-digit and two-digit numbers) - Clue 4: Comparing Numbers (greater than or less than 50 - numbers between 1-99) - Clue 5: Addition word problems (1-20) - A suspect declaration sheet - Answer sheets and guide. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case. *US Spelling used. If you need adjustments made for AUS/UK spelling variations, please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com
Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6) Case of The Selfish Elf
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Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6) Case of The Selfish Elf

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Christmas Math Mystery (GRADE 6 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas math mystery - "Case of The Selfish Elf" {GRADE 6}. This activity will require students to review Least Common Multiples, Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Equivalent Ratios, Converting Fractions to Decimals and Division with 2-digit Divisors to find out who the Selfish Elf is! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Find the Least Common Multiple Clue 2: Add & Subtract Decimals Clue 3: Equivalent Ratios Clue 4: Convert Fractions to Decimals (denominators of 10, 100, and 1000 only) Clue 5: Division (Whole Numbers, 2-digit Divisors) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Christmas math activity! Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. *US spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like adjusted to suit UK/AUS spelling. Mrs J. © 2015