Kick off summer school or wrap up the year with this Summer Camp Math Mystery 4th Grade activity! ‘The Case of the Missing Campers’ is a high-engagement math review designed to practice critical skills like long division with remainders, converting decimals, and fractions in a fun, outdoor-adventure setting.
It’s the perfect no-prep math activity! This resource is loaded with options, including an optional video hook and a NEW ending video (with voiceovers!) to wrap up the case!
This resource is designed to be low-prep for you and high-engagement for your students.
To rescue the campers, students must unlock five clues by correctly solving a comprehensive end-of-year review:
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This is a comprehensive review that can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2+ hours, depending on your students’ skill level. We recommend pacing it by one clue at a time.
Q: Does this cover Division with Remainders?
A: Yes! Clue 4 focuses specifically on Long Division with Remainders (Standard 4.NBT.B.6). This is often the hardest skill for students to master before 5th grade, so this mystery provides crucial practice.
Q: What is “Converting Decimals to Fractions”?
A: Clue 5 reviews Standard 4.NF.C.6, where students must express values as both decimals and fractions (e.g., 0.6 = 6/10). This connects decimal notation to fraction concepts.
Q: How does differentiation work with these?
A: That’s our secret weapon! Many of our stories are available for other grades, so you can “clue swap” with the 2-6 grade packs. We even have a blog post explaining how: learn how to differentiate here.
Love this ‘Missing Campers’ theme? This mystery is also available for other grade levels (great for differentiation)!
A complete answer key and printable awards are included!
You may also like to check out more 4th Grade Math Mystery resources <here>
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