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! :)
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.
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.
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 "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 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.
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.
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!
