Check out this fun Private Eye CSI - Literacy Mystery: Case of The Stolen Surfboard. I would love to hear your feedback or any suggestions about this product. TARGETS - Reading - Comprehension - Main Idea - Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms) - Drawing Conclusions - Analyzing Text for Clues - Making Inferences - Critical Thinking In this packet you will receive: - Teacher instructions - The introduction page to set the stage - Case File Templates: Suspect page, evidence page, note taking page - Reading and activity worksheets: some worksheets will involve reading and answering comprehension questions. Some worksheets will be a crack the code style with vocabulary work (in this packet students will be required to match words with definitions on one page, the other is synonym matching. (There are six pages for the investigation in total) - Solution declaration page (students will be required to write or choose five important clues to convict the thief they declare! Two options provided here.) - Answer sheets and solution guide - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case correctly! This style of mystery is different to my Math Mystery range. In these Literacy Mysteries students will be building their own suspect files, drawing out their own clues from the text, critically think to solve who the thief is, and then provide enough evidence to convict the culprit! I would love to hear how this goes with your students. Please let me know via the feedback option or by emailing me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com with any suggestions. If you have the time, I'd like to know: 1. Was this resource easy to implement in your classroom? 2. Were the instructions on the pages easy enough for students to follow? 3. What worked well and what did not? 4. How did your students feel about the activity? 5. Would you be interested in more resources like this? 6. What would you like to see in future literacy mysteries? Thank you and enjoy!

Get your students excited about practicing time skills with this fun math mystery! A great math detective is needed to help Gimpy and the Police put a stop to the time traveling troll! There are 5 Clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Match Digital Clocks & Written Times Clue 2: Read Clocks & Write Times Clue 3: Elapsed Time Clue 4: Time Patterns Clue 5: Word Problems (Elapsed Time) Instructions, Story, Answer Sheets, Elimination Guide, and Awards are also included. *US Spelling used. If you need adjusted to UK/AUS spelling, please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com Thanks! Mrs J. © 2016

In this Easter NO PREP activity students must solve math clues to help them find where the terrible Slimewort is hiding to stop him making the Easter eggs rotten! Engage and motivate your students to practice a variety of math skills with this fun Mystery! (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned Version) There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: What is the value of the underlined digit? (3-Digit Numbers) Clue 2: Multiplication by Multiples of 10 Clue 3: Match Fractions to Visual Models (No reducing to the lowest terms required). Clue 4: Balancing Addition Equations (3-digit Numbers) Clue 5: Convert From Expanded Form ( 3 and 4-digit numbers) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Easter 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

Graphs Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Greedy Gnome. Engage and motivate your Grade 3 students while they practice and review graph skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who the Greedy Gnome is! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who the Greedy Gnome is: Clue 1 - Bar Graphs (Scale count by 2s) Clue 2 - Pictographs Clue 3 - Line Graphs (Scales by 2s and 5s) Clue 4 - Tally Graphs Clue 5 - More Bar Graphs! (Scale count by 2s) You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!

Fractions Math Mystery (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned). Engage and motivate your students with this fun fractions math mystery activity! Great for review of a few different fraction skills in one. US Common Core Aligned. Students use their fraction math skills to discover where the Forgetful Pharaoh left his Scepter in Ancient Egypt! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Match Fractions to Models Clue 2: Comparing Fractions Clue 3: Equivalent Fractions Clue 4: Ordering Fractions (like denominator) Clue 5: Reducing Fractions Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for fractions review. ***US SPELLING USED - if you would like UK/AUS spelling please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com Mrs J. © 2016

Engage and motivate your students to review their multiplication skills with this fun math mystery activity - "Case of the Monster Mix-Up!" (GRADE 3 US Common Core Aligned) Students must use their multiplication skills to eliminate monster suspects to solve who needs to be arrested for the scare crimes in Mathhattan! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1 Worksheet: Mixed Multiplication Facts (1-12) Clue 2 Worksheet: More Mixed Multiplication Facts (1-12) Clue 3 Worksheet: Missing Factors Clue 4 Worksheet: Multiplication Word Problems (1-12) Clue 5 Worksheet: Multiplication Input/output Tables (apply the multiplication rule given to the numbers in the table) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great for multiplication review! Mrs J. © 2016

This measurement math mystery will engage and motivate your students! Students will be covering a variety of measurement skills to solve the Case of the Mirror Madness. Both US Customary and Metric Options provided for you to choose from in the download. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Comparing Weight (being able to convert between different units required) Clue 2: Comparing Length (being able to convert between different units required) Clue 3: Convert Time Units Clue 4: Area of Rectangles/Squares (L x W) Clue 5: Comparing Volume (being able to convert between different units required) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.

Easter Math Mystery "Case of The Egg Thief." GRADE 1. Students will need to answer a variety of math problems that will help them solve who the Egg Thief is! Engage and motivate your students with this unique and fun way to review their math skills. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. In this Easter math mystery pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story: Case of The Egg Thief - Visual Possible Suspects List - Clue 1: Place Value Models (up to 20) - Clue 2: Reading Numbers Written in Words (up to 20) - Clue 3: Adding Numbers (up to 20) - Clue 4: Time (O'Clock only) - Clue 5: Adding Ten - A suspect declaration sheet - Answer sheets and guide. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case. 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! Mrs J.

Graphs Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Greedy Gnome. Engage and motivate your Grade 2 students while they practice and review graph skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who the Greedy Gnome is! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who the Greedy Gnome is: Clue 1 - Bar Graphs Clue 2 - Pictographs Clue 3 - Line Plots Clue 4 - Tally Graphs Clue 5 - More Bar Graphs! You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!

End of Year Math Activity: End of Year Math Mystery – Case of The Graduation Gremlins (GRADE 1) – Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun End of Year activity! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students must use their math skills to eliminate places so they can find out where the Graduation Gremlins are hiding! There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Addition (1-20) Clue 2: Subtraction (1-20) Clue 3: Reading Clocks and Writing Digital Times (o'clock only) Clue 4: Comparing Numbers (circle the lesser number) Clue 5: Making the number 15 (using addition and subtraction) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. This End of Year math mystery is available for Grades 1-6. *US Spelling used. If you need spelling variations for AUS/UK Spelling, please contact me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com

Subtraction Review Math Mystery Activity - Case of The Missing Macaw. Engage and motivate your First Grade students while they practice and review subtraction skills. Just print and go, your students will have fun trying to figure who has the Missing Macaw! There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who has the Missing Macaw: Clue 1 - Subtraction Facts (1-20) Clue 2 - More Subtraction Facts (1-20) Clue 3 - Subtraction Word Problems (1-20) Clue 4 - Subtracting Ten from Digit Numbers Clue 5 - Subtracting Single Digit Numbers from Double Digit Numbers (NO Regrouping) You will also receive teacher instructions, a story, suspect list, suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, and printable awards. Thank you and enjoy!

Earth Day Math Mystery "Case of The Litterbug." GRADE 1 US Common Core Aligned. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students will need to answer a variety of math problems that will help them solve who the Litterbug is! Engage and motivate your students with this unique and fun way to review their math skills. In this Earth Day activity pack you will receive: - Teacher Instructions - The Math Mystery Story: Case of The Litterbug - Visual Possible Suspects List - Clue 1: Making 10 - Fill in the missing number - Clue 2: Adding three numbers (one-digit numbers, totals between 1-20) - Clue 3: Ordering Numbers (one-digit and two-digit numbers) - Clue 4: Comparing Numbers (greater than or less than 50 - numbers between 1-99) - Clue 5: Addition word problems (1-20) - A suspect declaration sheet - Answer sheets and guide. - Printable awards to give to students who solve the case. *US Spelling used. If you need adjustments made for AUS/UK spelling variations, please email me on jjresourcecreations@gmail.com

This rounding math mystery will engage and motivate your students! Students will be practicing and reviewing rounding whole numbers and decimals (to the nearest whole, tenth, hundredth), to solve the Case of the Robot Robbery. Optional Video Hook available to use when introducing this activity. If you click on the preview, you can view it for free. There are 5 clues to crack to solve which robot is guilty: Clue 1: Rounding whole numbers (nearest ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand) Clue 2: Rounding Decimals to the nearest Whole Number Clue 3: Rounding Decimals to the nearest Tenth Clue 4: Rounding Decimals to the nearest Hundredth Clue 5: MORE Rounding! (A mix of decimal numbers that will need to be rounded to the nearest – ten, tenth, whole, hundredth) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.

Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 8. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. Students must 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 & Dividing Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers (some answers involve decimals) Clue 3: Convert Decimals to Fractions (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) Clue 4: Evaluate Exponents Clue 5: Finding the Square Root of Perfect Squares Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.

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.

Multiplication Math Mystery. Engage and motivate your students to review their multiplication skills with this fun math mystery activity. This level covers multiplying with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers. Students must use their multiplication skills to eliminate monster suspects to solve who needs to be arrested for the scare crimes in Mathhattan! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Multiply Whole Numbers (2-digit, 3-digit and 4-digit numbers mixed) Clue 2: Multiplying Fractions by Fractions Clue 3: Multiplying Decimals by Decimals Clue 4: Multiplication Word Problems (with decimals and whole numbers) Clue 5: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great for Multiplication review!

Halloween math mystery activity "Case of The Tricking Treat" is Common Core aligned to GRADE 7. Engage and motivate your students during math time with this fun Halloween detective story. Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who has been giving out the tricking treat to children this Halloween! Optional Video Hook is available to use when introducing this activity. View the video for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Adding & Subtracting Integers Clue 2: Percents of Numbers Clue 3: Multiplying Decimals (whole, tenths, hundredths) Clue 4: Multiplying Mixed Numbers and Fractions Clue 5:Converting Fractions and Mixed Numbers to Decimals Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Halloween math activity.

Engage and motivate your students to review volume math skills with this fun math mystery. Students must use their volume math skills to discover where the Vengeful Vampire's coffin is hiding! (GRADE 6 Version) This version contains decimal numbers in some of the questions. An OPTIONAL video hook is provided to add some extra excitement when introducing this activity to your students. There are 5 clues to crack to solve the mystery: Clue 1: Volume (Unit Cubes) Clue 2: Volume of Cubes Clue 3: Volume of Rectangular Prisms Clue 4: Volume of Triangular Prisms Clue 5: Volume Word Problems Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great activity for volume review. This math mystery is also available in a Grade 5 (or easier) version.

Christmas Math Activity: Christmas Math Mystery – Case of The Zombie Elves (GRADE 4) – 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: Subtracting Fractions with LIKE Denominators (no simplifying required) Clue 2: Addition (Horizontal)- 3-digit and 4-digit numbers (regrouping required) Clue 3: Convert Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Clue 4: Dividing numbers ending in zeroes by 1-digit numbers (no remainders) Clue 5: Multiplying numbers ending in zeroes by 1-digit numbers Pack also includes a suspect declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards. Great Christmas math activity.

This rounding math mystery will engage and motivate your students! Students will be practicing and reviewing rounding whole numbers to the nearest ten and hundred to solve the Case of the Robot Robbery. (Grade 3 Common Core) Optional Video Hook available to use when introducing this activity. This can be viewed for free in the video tab below. There are 5 clues to crack to solve which robot is guilty: Clue 1: Rounding to the nearest ten Clue 2: Rounding to the nearest hundred Clue 3: Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred Clue 4: MORE Rounding (nearest ten and hundred only) Clue 5: Rounding with larger numbers (nearest ten and hundred) Pack also includes a mystery declaration sheet, answer sheets, elimination guide and awards.