Christmas Math Mystery Activity - GRADE 4

Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Selfish Elf (GRADE 4 US Common Core Aligned) – Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas activity!


Students have to use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who the Selfish Elf is!

There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery:

Clue 1: Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators (no reducing)
Clue 2: Addition and Subtraction Algorithms (3 and 4-digit numbers)
Clue 3: Convert Mixed Number Fractions to Improper Fractions
Clue 4: Dividing Numbers Ending in Zeroes (Long division format. 3-Digit Numbers by 1-Digit Numbers. NO Remainders)
Clue 5: Multiplying Numbers Ending in Zeroes (2 and 3-Digit numbers by 1-Digit numbers. Vertical Algorithm Format)

Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.

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.

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