On some days, my son was finding the plain old alphabet worksheets a bit dull. Motivating him to practice these important skills became tough. So, to help keep his interest and keep him learning, I decided to design a set of alphabet mysteries for him to develop early foundation skills involving:

• letter recognition 
• letter sounds
• handwriting
• cutting and pasting
• counting
• number recognition
• reading
• and a very easy way to introduce deductive reasoning

Keep on reading to learn more about the new A-Z Letter Detectives series and grab a free Letter Mystery Resource Download too! 

I strongly believe in encouraging kids to attempt math tasks that are  challenging. but fun. Math Quests are a great way to do that in the classroom or at home.
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---- In case you've never heard of these teaching resources before, Math Quests are gamified worksheets filled with reading passages, math problems and puzzles. ​ ----

So, what are Math Quests  used for in the classroom? In this post, I aim to outline multiple ways these easy prep printables can be used as part of your curriculum. 

For ELA based mysteries, I developed two series that are structured differently:
- The Once Upon a Crime Reading Mysteries
AND
- The Private Eye CSI Literacy Mysteries

I'm often asked what's the difference between the two, so I thought this week it would be helpful to write a post to explain the difference and show samples from each type of resource.