Valentine's Day Mini Math Mystery Activities - 3rd Grade Math Centers
This Valentine's Day Math Activity Packet (3rd Grade Edition) contains TEN fun Mini-Math Mysteries in printable and digital worksheets! This packet is ideal for 3rd Grade or any class working with the math skills and content listed below. It is also distance learning-friendly with a digital option for the worksheets on Google Slides provided.
Mini-Math Mysteries are a fun game-like one-page activity to practice math skills. They are a condensed version of a mystery and follow a simple elimination structure where students will use their answers to eliminate possibilities. The mystery story is short (a couple of sentences to a paragraph), and unlike my regular mysteries, there are no clue messages or video hooks for these. I've designed these for educators who want something quick and short to assign to students while still keeping it fun!
Math Skills Covered in this 3rd Grade Valentine's Day Mystery Packet
- Read and Write Time
- Adding three-digit numbers
- Subtracting three-digit numbers
- Fraction models
- Rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred
- Multiplication facts
- Multiplication word problems
- Multiply by a multiple of ten
- Division Facts (1-10)
- Missing Addends
Multiple Uses:
- Math Center Task
- Consolidation task
- Practice and Review Task
- Early-Finisher Task
- Homework
- Distance Learning friendly
Prep:
- Print the mystery worksheet page, make as many copies as you need for your kids, and the activity is ready to go!
- Click on the Google Slide Link of the Mystery Worksheet you would like your students to complete. Then make a copy for each student and assign it via Google Classroom.
Optional:
Printable awards and brag tags are included to give to your Student Detectives after solving the mystery.
Mini-Mystery Titles in This Valentine's Day Packet
- The Case of the Lost Letter
- The Case of the Valentine Villain
- The Case of the Ruined Roses
- The Case of the Cupid's Curse
- The Case of the Pilfered Pearls
- The Case of the Flower Felon
- The Case of the Broken Tarts
- The Case of the Bracelet Burglary
- The Case of the Poisoned Prince >>> (Don't worry, he is only asleep!)
- The Case of the Secret Valentine
Each of these titles is a one-page mystery worksheet focusing on one or two of the math skills listed.
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These Mini-Math Mysteries are different from my original Math Mystery Packets. TRY A FREE MINI-MATH MYSTERY HERE. These Mini-Math Mysteries 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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Add extra motivation with this Detective Rank Chart. Download the Mystery Record & Rank Chart FREEBIE HERE
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