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Engage and Educate with a Whodunnit Adventure!

This fun and engaging "Whodunnit" reader theater is the perfect Valentine's Day activity for your students! In this Valentine's Day mystery, students transform into detectives, using their sleuthing skills to uncover the secret of delicious-looking cupcakes left on their desks.

Transform Your Classroom into a Detective Scene

• Real Sleuthing, Real Fun

It's a thrilling Readers Theater experience, where students take part in Valentine's Reading and Valentine's Day Writing Prompts. Ideal for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, it's easily adaptable for other levels.

The Mystery Unfolds in Three Acts

• Involvement and Interaction for Everyone In the 3-act readers’ theater, students explore a Valentine's Day Math mystery. With 24 characters, the script can be shared or doubled, ensuring every student plays a part in the Valentine's Day Party mystery.

Planning the Perfect Valentine's Day Activity

• Time Allocation and Resource Breakdown Plan for a couple of hours of engaging Valentine's Day Activity. This can be a highlight of an ELA block or spread out over a Valentine's Week celebration.

What's Included:

• Versatile Script Options: Printable, PowerPoint, or Google Slides.
• Mystery Solving Lessons: Motive, means, opportunity, and circumstantial evidence.
• Vocabulary Enrichment: 20 integrated words.
• Interactive Note-Taking: Sheets and Google Slides for detective work.
• Visual Clues: Evidence to aid in solving the mystery.
• Creative Writing: Activity for crafting the story's ending.

Inspired by Real Mystery Parties

• From Party to Classroom: A Fun Educational Twist

Created by Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom, this product takes inspiration from a real-life successful murder mystery party, offering a similar thrilling experience in a classroom setting.

Reader's Theater: More Than Just an Activity

• Integrating Academic Skills into Fun A perfect blend of learning and fun, this activity requires minimal prep and offers a digital script option for an even easier setup.

Want More Mystery Reader's Theater?

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• Who Stole the Turkey? - Thanksgiving Mystery Reader’s Theater
• Who Stole Santa’s List? - Christmas Mystery Reader’s Theater
• Who Left Us Cupcakes? - Valentine’s Day Mystery Reader’s Theater
• Who’s Making Mischief? - St. Patrick’s Day Mystery Reader’s Theater
• Who Freed the Fish? - End of the Year Mystery Reader’s Theater

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