Yuck! What is that green stuff everywhere?
Oh no! The vault is empty! Use this mystery prompt to see what ideas your students come up with about 'what could have happened? Visual prompt and lesson suggestions included, read on for more!
Prep: Print and laminate the image below into a card to use for an early finisher or writing center activity.
OR ​Display on the board for a whole class writing activity. ​
Lesson Suggestions:
Remind everyone that there's no right and wrong, otherwise there would be no room for creative thinking in this task.
Now, I think it is only fair for students to find out what actually happened. Was anyone close to figuring it out? You may wish to skip this option, but to shed some light to the mystery prompt, here's my story of what happened in the video below.
Solve the case! Who is the Sticky Bank Burglar? If you are interested in extending this mystery activity by integrating it with your math lesson and giving your students lots of money practice and review, click on your grade level below to find the file case on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. This money math mystery is available for US, Canadian and Australian currencies. Be sure to check out the product description to see the specific money skills covered in that grade version.
US Currency Versions
CANADIAN Currency Versions
AUSTRALIAN Currency Versions
Not sure what a math mystery is? Do you want to know more about how to use them? Check out the video below. ​
You may also like to read this blog post
'Five Easy Ways to Use Math Mysteries in your Classroom.' Still not sure if a math mystery is something you want? Try a full FREE math mystery available to download from my TPT Shop. The link will redirect you to where you can download the multi-grade bundle. It is free to register if you don't have a login with TPT. CLICK HERE to find in my TPT store.
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