6th Grade Winter Math Review Activity: Math Mystery Game

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Grade Levels

6th - 7th, Homeschool

Subjects

Math, Other (Math), Winter

Resource Type

Worksheets, Activities

Standards

CCSS6.NS.B.3

CCSS6.NS.C.6a

CCSS6.RP.A.3c

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16 pages

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My students love these math mystery resources! My students were very engaged and it was a helpful review before their math lesson in the 7th grade math text.

— Vicky B.

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I can't get enough of these. I use them both in the classroom and in small group with tutoring students they are great!

— Kelsey M.

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This 6th Grade Winter Math Mystery activity will motivate your students to solve the clues to stop Waldo, the Warlock's, rising Snowman Army! 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!

Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Slides link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so your students can complete them without printing them. Please note that you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

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⭐Preparation⭐

- Print the student pages, staple or place them in a folder, and your students are set to go.

- Have the video hook ready for viewing at the start of the lesson on an IWB, iPad, or computer monitor screen.

- Digital option: Make digital copies of the Google Slides before assigning to Google Classroom

- Editable locations list included: This enables you to change the place names and alter the mystery outcome. Two alternative pre-made lists are also included for a quick swap out.

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⭐Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues⭐

Students must use their math skills to unlock clues that will he;p them find the Ice Queen!

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:

Clue 1: Multiplying with Fractions (including mixed number fractions, wholes and fractions with fractions) - simplifying required
Clue 2: Percents of Money Amounts
Clue 3: Converting Decimals to Fractions (Fill in the missing numerator to complete the fraction)
Clue 4: Absolute Value and Opposite Integers
Clue 5: Multiply and Divide Decimals by Powers of 10

How long will this activity take?

The time to complete will vary anywhere between 30mins - 2 hours! 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. I recommend pacing this activity by giving students one clue at a time. Once the whole class has completed a clue, move on to the next clue 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." There are lots of ways to implement this activity in your classroom; learn more in the blog post link below:

Read Blog Post: Five Easy Ways to use Math Mysteries in your Classroom.

Great for review, math centers, extra practice, enrichment, homework, the sub tub, or early finishers.

⭐This math mystery story is currently also available for Grades 1-8:

⭐Differentiation Tip: Clue swap across grade levels to adjust the mystery with skills to suit student needs. As long as the clue number being swapped is the same, the mystery will work the same (however, this does not include the Grade 1 pack).

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>>Download the FREE 6th Grade Math Mystery Checklist here<<

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS6.NS.B.3

Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.

CCSS6.NS.C.6a

Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., -(-3) = 3, and that 0 is its own opposite.

CCSS6.RP.A.3c

Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.

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