Beginning of the Year Math Mini Mysteries Activities Kindergarten Counting 1-10
Mini-Math Mysteries are a fun, game-like, one-page activity for practicing math skills. They are a condensed version of a mystery and follow a simple elimination structure, where students 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 keeping it fun!
Try a FREE Mini-Math Mystery HERE.
⭐Math Skills Covered in this Kindergarten Back to School Packet.⭐
Please note: You can use these at any time of the year when your students are ready. However, more guidance may be necessary at the beginning of the school year.
- Counting Objects 1 - 10
- Comparing Numbers 1 - 10
- Missing Numbers 1 - 10
- Counting Objects with Ten Frames
- Dice Addition
- Shape Patterns
⭐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 want your students to complete. Then, please make a copy for each student and assign it via Google Classroom.
Optional:
After solving the mystery, printable awards and brag tags are provided to your student detectives.
⭐Mini-Mystery Titles in This Back to School Packet⭐
- The Case of the Tricky Teacher
- The Case of the Book Burglar
- The Case of the Cafeteria Chaos
- The Case of the School Hallway Hoax
- The Case of the Kidnapped Principal
- The Case of the Teacher Troll
- The Case of the Crayon Criminal
- The Case of the Backpack Bandit
- The Case of the Stolen Pencil Case
- The Case of the Broken School Buses
Each title is a one-page mystery worksheet focusing on one or two of the math skills listed.
Available in the following Grade Level Packs:
Are you interested in more Mini Math Mysteries for Kindergarten?
- Kindergarten Fall Mini Math Mystery Pack
- Kindergarten Winter Mini Math Mystery Pack
- Kindergarten Spring Mini Math Mystery Pack
- Kindergarten Summer Mini Math Mystery Pack
- Kindergarten Halloween Mini Math Mystery Packet
- Kindergarten Thanksgiving Mini Math Mystery Packet
- Kindergarten Christmas Mini Math Mystery Packet
- Kindergarten St Patrick's Day Mini Math Mystery Packet
- Kindergarten Valentine's Day Mini Math Mystery Packet
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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⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)
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