Description

Preparation
– Easy Prep! Print the student pages, staple or place in a folder, and your students are ready to start the math game of solving the mystery.
– Have the mystery video hook ready for viewing at the start of the lesson on an IWB, iPad or computer monitor screen.
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Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues
There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:
Clue 1: Counting objects
Clue 2: Place Value Models (up to 20 only)
Clue 3 : Comparing Double-Digit Numbers (Circle the greater number)
Clue 4 : Ordering Numbers between 1-50 (ascending order)
Clue 5: Numbers as Tens and Ones
Students must use
critical thinking skills
to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities.
There’s an optional video hook that you can use to set the stage to engage!
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How long will this activity take?
Time to complete this math activity will vary anywhere between 30mins – 2 hours or more! It mainly depends on how familiar your students are with the math mystery game format, as well as how difficult they find math skills covered in the particular mystery. Please check the math skills outlined in the clues above to help determine suitability for your class.
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Other grade editions of the Case of the Puzzled Pirate are available if you would like the same mystery game file, but different math involved.
Answer key included!
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Not sure what a math mystery is?
CLICK HERE to watch a video about Math Mysteries
or read this blog post:
What is a Math Mystery?
Read Blog Post: FIVE Easy Ways to use Math Mysteries in your Classroom.
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Check out this blog post to save paper:
How to Create Reusable Math Mystery Files to Save Paper
Please note that the Grade 1 Math Mysteries cannot be ‘clue swapped’ with other Grade Math Mystery versions for customization/differentiation as you usually can with Grades 2-6.
Mrs. J.
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