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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! :)
Winter Math Mystery (GRADE 5)
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Winter Math Mystery (GRADE 5)

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Winter Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) This Winter Math Mystery is common core aligned. 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: Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers - Clue 2 Worksheet: Word Problems - Add & Subtract Money - Clue 3 Worksheet: Equivalent Fractions (Fill in the missing numerator to make a pair of fractions equivalent) - Clue 4 Worksheet: Rounding Decimals (Whole, Tenths, Hundredths) - Clue 5 Worksheet: Continuing Patterns - 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. 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
Christmas Math Mystery - Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5)
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Christmas Math Mystery - Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5)

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Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned) – Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Christmas activity! 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: Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators (Simplifying Answers Required) Clue 2: Multiplying Decimals by Powers of 10 Clue 3: Convert Units of Measurement (Length) – Customary (in, ft, yd, mi) and Metric (mm, cm, m, km) Options are provided to choose from. Answers are different, but clue revealed is the same. Clue 4: Dividing Whole Numbers - Word Problems Clue 5: Convert Mixed Number Fractions to Improper Fractions 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. © 2015
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!
Summer Math Mystery
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Summer Math Mystery

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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)
Geometry  (GRADE 6) - Area, Volume, Surface Area
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Geometry (GRADE 6) - Area, Volume, Surface Area

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Geometry Math Mystery (GRADE 6 US Common Core Aligned) - "Case of The Giant Goblin!" Students must use their geometry math skills to eliminate locations & possibilities so they can find out where the Shrinkinator is to make the Giant Goblin the right size again! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Area of Parallelograms Clue 2: Volume of Rectangular Prisms with Decimals Clue 3: Area of Triangles Clue 4: Area of Compound Figures Clue 5: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms and Cubes (Customary and Metric options provided) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Geometry 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
Division
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Division

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Division Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Divided Dragons (GRADE 3). Your students will be practicing and reviewing division skills to solve which dragon is responsible for the breaking up of the Dragon Alliance! No Prep required, this fun and engaging math activity will motivate your students during math class. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Division (With Visual Models provided) Clue 2: Dividing by 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s Clue 3: Dividing by 6s, 7s, 8s and 9s Clue 4: Division Word Problems (Facts: 1-12 + bonus challenge question at the end) Clue 5: Dividing by 10s, 11s and 12s Pack also includes a mystery 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. © 2016
Decimals Math Mystery (GRADE 4)
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Decimals Math Mystery (GRADE 4)

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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.
End of Year Math Mystery (GRADE 6)
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End of Year Math Mystery (GRADE 6)

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Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun end of year activity {GRADE 6 US Common Core Aligned}! Students have to use their math skills to eliminate places to find where the Gremlins are hiding with all of the graduation items! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Fractions (Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing) Clue 2: Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles, and Compound Figures (options provided for both customary and metric units of measurement) Clue 3: Applying ratios to proportions (fill in the blank 1:5 = 100: _?__) Clue 4: Coordinates Plane (Four Quadrants) - Find what letter is given at the coordinates given. Clue 5: Decimals (Adding,Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing) 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. © 2015
Earth Day Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5)
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Earth Day Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5)

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Earth Day Math Mystery (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students with this fun Earth Day Math Mystery“Case of The Litterbug.” Your students will be reviewing a mix of math skills to discover clues that will help them solve the mystery! These NO PREP worksheets are common core aligned and are great for practice and review. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: - Clue 1: Roman Numerals (Numbers between 1-3000) - Clue 2: Order of Operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division) - Clue 3: Division (Dividing 2-Digit and 3-Digit numbers by 2-Digit Numbers with remainders) - Clue 4: Identifying 2D and 3D Shapes, including types of triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene) - Clue 5: Convert Fractions to Decimals (With Denominators of 10, 100, and 1000). Pack also includes a mystery 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. © 2016
Ratios and Rates
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Ratios and Rates

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Ratios and Rates, This common core aligned Math Mystery (Grade 6 US Common Core Aligned) “Case of The Rogue Runner” will engage your students to practice and review ratios and rates in a fun way. In this math mystery students must solve a variety of ratio and rate math questions to reveal clues which help them discover the identity of the Rogue Runner! All you need to do is print, copy and go, no fiddly prepping required. In this math mystery pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story “Case of The Rogue Runner” - Possible Suspect List - that students will use as they work through each math clue worksheet. - Clue 1: Writing ratios to describe objects in a picture - Clue 2: Unit Rates - Clue 3: Reducing Ratios - Clue 4: Unit Prices (with fractions and decimals). I have provided a customary unit and metric unit version for this clue. - Clue 5: Equivalent Ratios - A suspect declaration sheet - Answer sheets, plus a color coded guide to the elimination process - Printable 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. © 2015
Summer Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 4)
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Summer Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 4)

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In this Summer Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Mathhattan Meltdown (GRADE 4 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 Decimals (Whole/Tenths) Clue 2: Estimate Angle Measurements Clue 3: Subtraction (4-digit, 5-digit and 6-digit numbers, regrouping required) Clue 4: Multiplication Word Problems (2-digit by 1-digit, and 2-digit by 2-digit numbers) Clue 5: Addition (4-digit and 5-digit numbers, regrouping required) Pack also includes a mystery 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. © 2016
Christmas Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5) - Case of The Selfish Elf
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Christmas Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 5) - Case of The Selfish Elf

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Christmas Math Activity: Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Selfish Elf (GRADE 5 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: Place Value with Decimals (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) Clue 2: Adding Decimals (tenths, hundredths) Clue 3: Multiplying Fractions (No simplifying required) Clue 4: Convert metric units of volume (ml, L) Clue 5: Dividing Numbers Ending in Zeroes by 1-digit numbers (no remainders) 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
Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 5)
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Halloween Math Mystery (GRADE 5)

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Halloween Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Tricking Treat (GRADE 5 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween activity! Students 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 Numbers Ending in Zeroes Clue 2: Reading Decimals Expressed in Words (tenths, hundredths and thousandths) Clue 3: Multiplying 2-Digit and 3-Digit Whole Numbers by 1-Digit Whole Numbers Clue 4: Equivalent Fractions Clue 5: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with LIKE Denominators only (simplifying answers required). Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Halloween 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
Halloween Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 4)
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Halloween Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 4)

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Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat!" (US Common Core aligned to GRADE 4) Students 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: Prime Numbers (Between 1-100 only) Clue 2: Word Names for Numbers (2-digit, 3-digit and 4-digit numbers) Clue 3: Applying Pattern Rules (to numbers given in a table) Clue 4: Factors Clue 5: Division (No Remainders) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Halloween 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
Decimals to Fractions
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Decimals to Fractions

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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 Check out my store to find engaging math mysteries and projects!
Thanksgiving Math Mystery: Case of The Gobbler's Curse (GRADE 8)
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Thanksgiving Math Mystery: Case of The Gobbler's Curse (GRADE 8)

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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!
Geometry (Shapes, Area and Perimeter)
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Geometry (Shapes, Area and Perimeter)

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Students must use their geometry math skills to eliminate locations & possibilities so they can find out where the Shrinkinator is to make the Giant Goblin the right size again! US Common Core Aligned GRADE 3. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: - Clue 1: Identifying 2D & 3D Shapes - Clue 2: Perimeter - Clue 3: Area (Using Unit Squares) - Clue 4: Area of Rectangles (L x W) - Clue 5: Perimeter - Find The Missing Length (Customary and Metric options provided) Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Geometry math activity. *US Spelling used. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like me to adjust to UK/AUS spelling variations. This Geometry Math Mystery is available for Grades 3-6. Mrs J. © 2015
Back to School Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 3 US)
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Back to School Math Mystery Activity (GRADE 3 US)

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Back to School Activity: Back to School Math Mystery-Case of The School Invaders {GRADE 3} Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Mental Addition (Numbers 1-20) Clue 2: Place Value of the Underlined Digit (Ones, Tens, Hundreds) Clue 3: Subtraction (Numbers 1-20) Clue 4: Comparing and Ordering Numbers (Numbers 1-60) Clue 5: Even or Odd Numbers Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Back to School activity! *US spelling used - please contact me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com if you would like this resource adjusted for UK/AUS spelling variations. Available for other grades with different skills/levels of difficulty. Please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com for assistance. Mrs J. © 2016
Summer Math (GRADE 2)
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Summer Math (GRADE 2)

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In this Summer Math Mystery Activity – Case of The Mathhattan Meltdown (GRADE 2 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 Numbers (3-digit numbers) Clue 2: Area of Squares and Rectangles (Square unit tiles) Clue 3: Subtraction (2-Digit Numbers, Regrouping Required) Clue 4: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Clue 5: Addition (2-Digit Numbers, Regrouping Required) Pack also includes a mystery 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. © 2016
Time (GRADE 2)
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Time (GRADE 2)

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Time Math Mystery - "Case of The Time Traveling Troll." Get your students excited about practicing time skills with this fun math mystery activity! A great detective is needed to help Gimpy and the Police put a stop to the time traveling troll! ***US Grade 2 Common Core Aligned. Skills Addressed: - Clue 1: Match Digital Clocks & Written Times - Clue 2: O'Clock & Half Past (Analog) - Clue 3: Quarter Past & Quarter To (Analog) - Clue 4: Time Patterns - Clue 5: Reading and Writing Times (O'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to) Instructions, Story, Answer Sheets, Elimination Guide, and Awards are also included. 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