Description

Make math review fun during the spooky season with these Halloween 5th grade math mystery worksheets featuring the Case of the Halloween Heist! Students must use their math skills to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the suspects and find out who the Halloween Heist thief is!

 

⭐ The Case of the Halloween Heist (5th Grade Edition)

Both printable and digital worksheet options are provided for maximum flexibility in your classroom. Your student detectives must use critical thinking and deductive reasoning to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities. It’s an engaging way to keep kids focused during the busy October weeks!

 

⭐ Optional Videos

• An exciting video hook is provided to set the stage and engage your student detectives! You can check it out here <view here>
• A concluding ending video clip is also included to wrap up the mystery and reveal the culprit once the case is solved.

 

⭐ Preparation & Digital Options

• Easy Prep! Simply print the student pages, staple or place in a folder, and your students are set to go.
• Digital Option: A Google Slides version is included for paperless classrooms. Find the link in the Teacher Instructions section of your download to assign it via Google Classroom. (Note: Students must be in ‘edit’ mode to enter answers).
• Interactive Display: Have the video hook ready for viewing at the start of the lesson on an IWB, iPad, or computer monitor screen.

 

⭐ Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery, focusing on 5th-grade math standards:

• Clue 1: Multiplying Numbers Ending in Zeroes
• Clue 2: Add & Subtract Fractions (some with like denominators and some with unlike denominators)
• Clue 3: Multiply triple-digit numbers by single-digit numbers
• Clue 4: Add & Subtract Decimals
• Clue 5: Rounding Decimals to the nearest whole or tenth

 

⭐ Multiple Uses & Tips

• Suitable for independent, pairs, or group work.
• Use as part of your math centers, add to your sub tubs, make it part of your early finisher tasks, give for homework, or make it part of your classroom practice/review sessions.

Suggestion: Pace the clues one by one to keep the class at the same point. If using the clues in a different order, keep the suspect list away from students until all five clues are completed and discovered.

 

⭐ Differentiation & Clue Swapping

The clues are the same in the other grades if the mystery story is the same. The math is what is different between the grade packs. I designed the mysteries this way to enable differentiating the task within your classroom (without your kids knowing that they might have an easier or harder version than their peers).

You can also ‘clue swap’ across grades (except for the 1st grade version) as long as the clue number is the same if you find that you’d prefer the math skill for a particular clue from a different grade edition. I’ve also added an alternative suspect list to the pack to change the mystery outcome, including two pre-made lists for you to swap out if you want a different mystery solution!

 

⭐ Frequently Asked Questions & Extras

• Looking for more 5th grade resources? Math Mystery Worksheets & Activity Sheets for Teachers

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Mrs. J.