Back to School Math Activity: 4th Grade Math Mystery Game
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Back to School Math Mystery Activity - 4th Grade Edition Math Worksheets (Reviews 3rd Grade Math Skills - ideal for assessment at the beginning of the school year). Useful as a fun way to practice and review math skills early in the school year.
Mystery Case: The Case of the Cursed Classrooms
Students must use their math skills to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the suspects to find who cursed the classrooms!
Easy prep!
- Printable PDF - print, copy, solve!
- Digital worksheets with Google Slides or EASEL
Suggestion: Pace the clues one by one to keep the class at the same point. If using the clues in a different order, keep the suspect list away from students until all five clues are completed and discovered.
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⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! Check out in the preview section.
⭐Ending Video Clip is also included to wrap up the mystery!
⭐Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues⭐
There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:
- Clue 1: Adding triple-digit numbers (with regrouping)
- Clue 2: Rounding Numbers to the nearest ten & hundred
- Clue 3: Mix of Multiplication Facts (1-12)
- Clue 4: Subtracting triple-digit numbers (with regrouping)
- Clue 5: Ordering numbers up to 1,000
Students must use critical thinking skills to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities.
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⭐Multiple Uses⭐
- Consolidation
- Practice and Review
- Math Centers
- Early Finishers
- Substitute Teachers
- Assessment for learning
- Homework
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How long will this activity take?
Time to complete varies depending on your student's familiarity with the math mystery format and the skills required to unlock clues. You can pace it out by completing one clue a day --> there are five clues!
Need different math skills? Check out the other grade editions available below to solve the Case of the Cursed Classrooms (great for differentiating in your classrooms too):
- 1st Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 2nd Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 3rd Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 4th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 5th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 6th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 7th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
- 8th Grade Edition - Case of the Cursed Classrooms
This Math Mystery Story is also available in a DIGITAL Game version with three math levels in one! (Please note that this is different from the Google Slides digital option).
>> Click Here to check out the paperless option - see product description for a free trial<<
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You may also be interested in these other 4th Grade Math Mysteries
- Back to School Math Mystery: Case of the School Invaders (4th Grade)
- Growth Mindset Math Mystery: Case of the Magnificent Growth Mindset (4th Grade)
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers: Case of the Outback Outlaw (4th Grade)
- Place Value Math Mystery: Case of the Puzzled Pirate (4th Grade)
- Rounding Math Mystery: Case of the Robot Robbery (4th Grade)
- Fall Math Mystery: Case of the Furious Fall Winds (4th Grade)
- Number Patterns Math Mystery: Case of the Poisonous Pizzas (4th Grade)
You might also like to try my Reading Mysteries.
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Add extra motivation with this Detective Rank Chart Download the Mystery Record & Rank Chart FREEBIE HERE
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Bundle and Save!
COMPLETE Math Mystery Bundle for GRADE 4
Holiday Math Mystery Bundle {GRADE 4}
Seasons Math Mystery Bundle Pack (GRADE 4)
SKILLS Math Mystery Bundle (4th Grade)
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Not sure what a math mystery is? CLICK HERE to watch a video about Math Mysteries
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>>Download the FREE 4th Grade Math Mystery Checklist here<<
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