Mini-Math Mystery Activity 1st Grade - Addition within 20 Facts & Word Problems
This Mini-Math Mystery is a fun 'game-like' one-page activity to practice addition skills 1-20. Ideal for 1st Grade or any class working with adding numbers 1-20 Facts and Word Problems.
Multiple Uses:
- Math Center Task
- Consolidation task
- Practice and Review Task
- Early-Finisher Task
- Homework
Print the single worksheet page, make as many copies as you need for your kids, and the activity is ready to go!
Optional: Printable awards provided to give to your Detectives after solving the mystery.
These Mini-Math Mysteries are different from my original Math Mystery Packets. They are designed as a condensed activity for a quick one-page practice of math skills. The elimination process is only based on answer matching with the images in this series. If you would like to try the other type of original Math Mysteries to see what’s included in those packets and the difference in design, please visit this FREE Multi-Grade Math Mystery Packet, The Case of the Super Bad Superhero.
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Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.
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