Reading & Literacy Mysteries

Engaging Reading & Literacy Mysteries for Fun Learning

Make reading more exciting with reading mystery activities from Mrs J's Resource Creations. These interactive and story-driven resources encourage students to improve their literacy skills while solving fun challenges. Designed for teachers and parents, these tools transform reading lessons into adventures that captivate and inspire.

Interactive Reading Worksheets for Every Learner

Our collection of reading worksheets includes activities for all levels, from early readers to advanced learners. Each reading mystery worksheet immerses students in a story, requiring them to solve clues, decode messages, and draw conclusions. Perfect for building literacy skills, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving.

Comprehensive Reading Resources for Teachers

Simplify your planning with high-quality reading resources for teachers. These ready-made materials save time and bring creativity to your classroom. The collection includes everything from reading summary worksheets to engaging reading sheets that target key literacy objectives. With these tools, you can focus on teaching while keeping lessons fresh and dynamic.

Reading Resources for Parents to Support Learning at Home

Parents can also benefit from these versatile reading resources for parents. Perfect for homeschooling or supplementing classroom instruction, these activities make it easy to create meaningful reading experiences at home. From solving a reading mystery to completing a fun reading worksheet, students stay motivated while practising their skills.

Why Choose Reading Mystery Worksheets?

Inject fun into your lessons with our range of fun reading worksheets. Get a fresh take on traditional reading exercises and help students enjoy their learning adventure. Combined with resources like the teacher reading sourcebook, you’ll have everything you need to inspire students and make literacy lessons memorable.

Free Printable Math Sheets and Cross-Curricular Tools

Expand your resources with cross-curricular tools like free printable math sheets, designed to complement reading activities. These additional resources make it easy to integrate literacy with numeracy, creating well-rounded lessons.

Start Solving Reading Mysteries Today

Explore the exciting world of reading resourcesand literacy tools at Mrs J's Resource Creations. From reading summary worksheets to engaging activities for teachers and parents, we have everything you need to inspire and support your students.

Reading Mysteries 'Once Upon a Crime' Series

More will be made for this series, so keep coming back to check for any new releases.

Stolen Time

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Cause and Effect
– Finding Evidence in the Text
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Rescue Rudolph

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Cause and Effect
– Synonyms
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Poisoned Valentine

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming
– Antonyms
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Burrow Slime

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming
– Definitions
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Fool's Gold

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Definitions
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Egg-Pocalypse

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
– Synonyms
– Character Traits 
– Vocabulary
– Cause and Effect
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

FOREST GRIME

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
– Rhyming
– Character Traits 
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Teacher Toads

SKILLS TARGETED

​- Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, and Adjectives
– Definitions and vocabulary
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Haunting Hat

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming 
– Proper and common nouns
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Humpty's Fall

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
– Definitions and vocabulary
– Synonyms
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

Turkey Trouble

SKILLS TARGETED

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
– Cause and effect
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)

bundle & save

SKILLS TARGETED

Includes all of the Reading Mysteries for the Once Upon a Crime Series. Any new mysteries in this series will be added to this bundle. 

Save 20% off full price with this bundle. Every time I add a new mystery to it, the price will increase a bit too, so the earlier the ‘buy in’ the sweeter the deal.

Which Witch?

Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, Which Witch?
Your students will have fun solving this mystery while learning skills in reading, comprehension, homophones, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning!

EASY PREP, just print and solve!

Wizard Blizzard

End of Year Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, Wizard Blizzard!
Your students will have fun solving this mystery while learning skills in reading, comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, nouns, verbs, adjectives, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning!


EASY PREP, just print and solve!

Private Eye C.S.I - Literacy Mysteries

More will be made for this series, so keep coming back to check for any new releases.

The Case of the ​Wacky Wand

TARGETS

– Reading
– Making Inferences
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking

The Case of The Stolen Surfboard

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Making Inferences
– Critical Thinking

The Case of the ​Pilfered Pencils

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Making Inferences
– Critical Thinking

The Case of The ​Critter Chaos

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Antonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking

The Case of the Masked MEnace

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Antonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking

The Case of the Ruined Research

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking

The Case of the Grumpy Ghost

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Definitions
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking

The Case of the ​Reckless Reindeer

TARGETS

– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Rhyming Words
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking

BUNDLE & SAVE Private EYE CSI PACK

TARGETS

Includes all of the Literacy Mysteries for the Private Eye CSI Series. Any new mysteries in this series will be added to this bundle. 

Save 20% off full price with this bundle. Every time I add a new mystery to it, the price will increase a bit too, so the earlier the ‘buy in’ the sweeter the deal.