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! :)
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!
Decimals to Fractions worksheet - Students will need to convert the decimals to fractions to find out which character is hiding the donut! See if they can get the character correct by using their math skills to eliminate the suspect pictures.
Answer sheet included!
Thanks!
Mrs J.
Email: JJResourceCreations@gmail.com
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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)
Decimals: This decimals math mystery will engage and motivate your class! Students will be covering a variety of skills to solve the Case of The Disappearing Donuts.
There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery:
Clue 1: Comparing Decimals (tenths, hundredths)
Clue 2: Convert Fractions to Decimals (Denominators of 10 and 100 only)
Clue 3: Convert Decimals to Fractions (Denominators of 10 and 100 only)
Clue 4: Writing Decimals from Models (tenths, hundredths)
Clue 5: Ordering Decimals (tenths, hundredths)
Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.
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!
