Make reading more exciting with reading mystery activities from Mrs J’s Resource Creations. These interactive and story-driven resources encourage students to improve their literacy skills while solving fun challenges. Designed for teachers and parents, these tools transform reading lessons into adventures that captivate and inspire.
Below you will find a range of reading and literacy mysteries. Clicking on an individual resource item will direct you to the activity download on my TPT store where you can find out more.
The difference between a ‘Reading Mystery’ and ‘Literacy Mystery’ in my range is the structure. A brief explanation below:
To Learn more, check out the blog post ‘What’s the Difference between the Once Upon a Crime Reading Mysteries and Private Eye CSI Literacy Mysteries?‘
NEW Series: Junior Reading Mysteries – Designed for younger readers, this design is much simpler and easier than the other two reading mystery series. It comes with both printable and a digital graphic game option in the one pack.
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Cause and Effect
– Finding Evidence in the Text
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Cause and Effect
– Synonyms
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming
– Antonyms
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming
– Definitions
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Definitions
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
– Synonyms
– Character Traits
– Vocabulary
– Cause and Effect
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
– Rhyming
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
- Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, and Adjectives
– Definitions and vocabulary
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Rhyming
– Proper and common nouns
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
– Definitions and vocabulary
– Synonyms
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
SKILLS TARGETED
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Spelling
– Nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
– Cause and effect
– Character Traits
– Critical Thinking
– Writing (optional on the mystery declaration sheet)
Includes all of the Reading Mysteries for the Once Upon a Crime Series. Any new mysteries in this series will be added to this bundle.
Save 20% off full price with this bundle. Every time I add a new mystery to it, the price will increase a bit too, so the earlier the ‘buy in’ the sweeter the deal.
Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, Which Witch?
Your students will have fun solving this mystery while learning skills in reading, comprehension, homophones, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning!
EASY PREP, just print and solve!
End of Year Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, Wizard Blizzard!
Your students will have fun solving this mystery while learning skills in reading, comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, nouns, verbs, adjectives, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning!
EASY PREP, just print and solve!
TARGETS
– Reading
– Making Inferences
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Making Inferences
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Main Idea
– Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Making Inferences
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Antonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Antonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Synonyms
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Definitions
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking
TARGETS
– Reading
– Comprehension
– Making Inferences
– Main Idea
– Rhyming Words
– Drawing Conclusions
– Analyzing Text for Clues
– Finding and Analyzing Evidence
– Critical Thinking
Includes all of the Literacy Mysteries for the Private Eye CSI Series. Any new mysteries in this series will be added to this bundle.
Save 20% off full price with this bundle. Every time I add a new mystery to it, the price will increase a bit too, so the earlier the ‘buy in’ the sweeter the deal.
