Calling all Detectives.....

Calling all detectives! Do you love the detective or mystery theme? I have a few fun resources and ideas to share with you that have a detective or mystery theme. The first thing I want to share is a class game I play all the time with my students. This game can be played with the whole class or with partners. It's a great review on numbers using more than and less than.

How to play, Guess My Mystery Number:

  • On a piece of paper, write a number 1-100. Hide the number in your pocket or a place where students cannot see it. 
  • Ask students to guess the number you wrote on the paper.
  • For example: Let's say you wrote the number 50 as your mystery number. Students need to guess this number with the clues you give. 
  • Student 1 guesses the number 84. You write on the board,
    ______ < 84 and say, "My number is less than 84."
  • Student 2 guesses the number 28. You write on the board,
    ______ > 28 and say, "My number is more than 28.
  • Now students know the number is between 28 and 84.
  • Students keep guessing and you keep writing the number they guessed until someone knows the mystery number. Then, show them the number you wrote and put in your pocket. 
  • Let the winner do the same thing in front of the class or pair students up with partners to do together. 

Check out these detective and mystery resources for the 2-3rd grade classrooms.

 Making Inference Task Cards
Making Inference Game/Center has students practicing to use their Making Inference skills while using decoding clues from 20 Inference Task Cards. You will be able to use these cards for a reading center, a 2-Player game, for small group, or to introduce making inference. This is perfect for 2nd-3rd Grade classrooms. Making Inference Detective Task Cards

    Here is a Detective $1 Deal to help with Nonsense Words.
     Non Sense Words
    Here are some Mystery Math Packs. 
     Mystery Numbers  Example of mystery number
     Missing Numbers  Example of missing numbers

     FREE Mystery Name. A great way to get to know students in the classroom.
    Here is a great way to get to know your students and use the letters in their name to make new words. Mystery Name is also FREE! It lets you highlight a student a day. The students love this. Click on the picture to be taken to my blog post to read all about it. You will be able to read all about it and download it from there.

     Kid Detective Clip Art
    I also made these Kids Detectives and Monsters Detectives clip art. Click on the pictures to be taken to my clip art store to see more.
     Monster Detectives

    Here are some mystery/detective resources you may like with this theme:
    Rebekah Girl Detective Books
    Ballpark Mystery Books
    Cat Crimes- Logic Game
    The Secret Door- Mystery Game
    Clue- Card Game
    35 Inference Reading Passages
    Inference Flashcards
    Inference Game
    Inference Skills Strips
    Inference Cubes

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    Brownie Sharing - A Mixed Fraction Lesson

    Mixed Fractions can be intimidating to students. Once students understand the concept of fractions they will be able to solve more complex problems like mixed fractions. I have a great lesson and resource for you using mixed fractions. This Free resource has a fun little lesson to do with students about fractions and mixed numbers. Students use pretend brownies to cut up and share so that each person has an equal amount of brownies. To spice the lesson up, use real brownies for one of the activities.

    Not only do you get a little lesson, but you get 6 task cards, worksheets, a recording sheet, and a lesson on how to share brownies with friends. After the lesson, students to continue practicing the skill or later at a math center. Either way, your students will have a fun activity to practice a real life skill, sharing equally! Click the picture to download this freebie and begin using it today. Click on the picture below to be taken to my TPT store and download it for FREE!
    Fraction of a Set Task Cards
    For more fraction activities, try Fraction of a Set Task Cards! Here are 40 Task Cards that ask for the Fraction of the Set! A Recording Sheet is included. Just print and cut! 
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    Cooking Up Some Fractions
    Need more of a fraction challenge? Try Cooking up some Fractions. This little set has 30 word problems involving fractions! All task cards have to do with cooking and eating.


    This Compare and Order Fractions has a cute monster theme. This pack includes 2 math centers. 30 task cards to compare fractions and 30 task cards to order a set of three fractions. A total of 60 Task Cards in all. Also included is a fraction chart to help students compare and contrast fractions. These fraction task cards are also on Google Forms creating self-grading quizzes. 

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    Fraction Activities for the classroom
    Here are some fraction resources you may like that I found on Amazon:

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    Free! 5 Types of Context Clues Poster

    Here is a poster displaying the 5 Types of Context Clues. Use this poster to help teach the 5 Types of Context Clues. It gives the students a reference to refer back to in case they forget which clues to look for. The poster is perfect to post on your Language Arts board in the classroom. It is offered here for FREE! Just click on the picture for your freebie.
     Context Clues
    Here are some resources that may help you teach context clues:

     Making Inferences
    Here is a pack of 20 task cards that use inferences. Students read a small paragraph and answer the question at the bottom of the reading passage. Students use clues in the story to help them answer the question. Students will need to use their inference skills to complete the task cards. The task cards can also be used as a game. Click the picture to see this resource up close.


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