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! :)
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! :)
This 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!
5 Clues to Crack! Skills Addressed in this grade level version:
- Solving Two-Step Equations
- Identifying Rational and Irrational Numbers
- Evaluating Exponents with Negative Bases
- Simplifying Surds
- Convert from Scientific Notation to Standard Notation
This Thanksgiving Math Mystery is available in Grades 1-8, check out my store to find out more!
Thanks,
Mrs J
Happy thanksgiving!
In this Addition Math Mystery – Case of The Angry Adder, students will be using their addition skills to discover important clues! Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun addition activity!
Students must use their addition math skills to discover which item can be used to capture the Angry Adder!
There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery:
Clue 1: Addition (Sums 1-12)
Clue 2: Adding Doubles and Near Doubles
Clue 3: Complete the Addition Sentence (1-20)
Clue 4: Addition (Sums to 20)
Clue 5: Adding Three Numbers (1-digit numbers only)
Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.
Great activity for addition review.
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.
In this Summer Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Mathhattan Meltdown (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned) – students will find themselves trapped by the Scorcher who has been melting the city of Mathhattan this summer. In order to save themselves and to stop the melting issue in the city, they will be required to use their math skills to solve the mystery behind his condition and the cure he needs to restore to human! Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun summer math mystery!
There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery:
Clue 1: Ordering Fractions (Like denominator)
Clue 2: Area of Squares and Rectangles (by multiplying sides) – Customary & Metric options provided.
Clue 3: Subtraction (within 1000, regrouping required)
Clue 4: Multiplication Word Problems (Facts 1-12)
Clue 5: Addition (within 1000, regrouping required)
Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.
I have this math mystery available for other grades or if you would like an easier or more challenging version. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you have any questions or issues.
*US SPELLING (contact me if you want me to make changes to this product to suit UK/AUS spelling)
St. Patrick's Day Math, St. Patrick’s Day Math Mystery (Grade 4) - NO PREP worksheets included are common core aligned and are great for practice and revision. Depending where your students are at in the curriculum it may also provide an excellent opportunity to teach something new! Engage and motivate your students to practice a variety of math skills with this fun St Patrick’s Day themed Math Mystery!
Math Mystery: Case of the Misplaced Pot of Gold
Leroy McClumsy, a leprechaun, is really sad because he cannot remember where he left his pot of gold in Mathhattan. St Patrick’s Day won’t be much fun for him if he doesn’t find it. A great math detective is needed to help solve the case for poor Mr McClumsy!
In this math mystery pack you will receive:
- Teacher Instructions
- The Math Mystery Story: Case of The Misplaced Pot of Gold
- Possible Places List - that students will use as they work through each math clue worksheet.
- Clue 1 Worksheet: Complete the addition sentence (example: 255 + __?__ = 302)
- Clue 2 Worksheet: Review Mixed Pattern Tables (students apply a given rule to numbers in a table, for example: multiply by 2, then add 3.)
- Clue 3 Worksheet: Perimeter measurement (available in both imperial and metric unit versions)
- Clue 4 Worksheet: Ordering fractions (with the same numerator)
- Clue 5 Worksheet: 4-Digit Subtraction (with regrouping included)
- A student case solved 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 possible places list.
- Printable awards to give to students who solve the case and find Leroy McClumsy’s pot of gold.
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.
