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4th Grade Math Mystery Game - Missing Addends, Factors, Divisors, & Dividends

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I have purchased MANY of these. My students love them. I use them as independent work when they are finished with other work in class.
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Description

4th Grade Math Mystery: The Case of the Jungle Joker

Students must complete FIVE math worksheets

involving: balancing equations, missing addends, missing factors, and missing divisors & dividends to unlock FIVE clues! Then, your student detectives must use critical thinking and deductive reasoning to narrow down the list of suspects to find the Jungle Joker!


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

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Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)

BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!

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Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:

Clue 1: Balancing Addition & Subtraction Equations

Clue 2: Missing Addends in Addition & Subtraction Algorithms

Clue 3: Missing Factors (Facts 1-12)

Clue 4: Missing Divisors & Dividends (Facts 1-12)

Clue 5: Balancing Equations involving multiplication and addition

Students must use critical thinking skills to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities. Some clues are tricky! I recommend pausing to discuss as a class if your students become confused with a clue.

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Multiple Uses

- Suitable for independent, pairs, or group work.

- Use as part of your math centers, add to your sub tubs, make it part of your early finisher tasks, give for homework, or make it part of your classroom practice/review sessions.

I recommend pacing this activity by giving students one clue at a time. Once the whole class has completed a clue, then move on to the next clue, either within the same lesson or the next math session. New math content presented? Make a lesson out of it by modeling the math before diving into the clue. I like to say, "We must learn something new before attempting the next clue."

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How long will this activity take?

Time to complete will vary anywhere between 30mins - 2 hours or more! It mainly depends on how familiar your students are with the math mystery format and how difficult they find math skills covered in the particular mystery. Please check the math skills outlined in the clues above to help determine suitability for your class.



The Case of the Jungle Joker is available in the following grade packs:

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Add extra motivation with this Detective Rank Chart Download the Mystery Record & Rank Chart FREEBIE HERE

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