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Math Detectives Club: Solving Math Mysteries One Case at a Time (1st-2nd grade)

In this ongoing course, "Math Detectives" will review a variety of 1st and 2nd grade math skills while working together to unlock a series of clues to solve a riddle.
Vanessa Fowler
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5.0
Number of reviews:
(121)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
No outside homework will be required

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 2
In this ongoing course, "Math Detectives" will review a variety of 2nd grade math skills while working together to unlock a series of clues to solve a riddle.
This course is an ongoing course that allows students to review math skills in a fun format as they solve a series of math riddles that work together to unlock clues to solve a specific "crime" that has been committed. 

Skills Reviewed:
Continuing patterns
Beginning Multiplication and Division
Geometry - 2D and 3D shapes
Measurement including Area and Perimeter
Place Value and ways to write numbers
Rounding
Time and Money
Fractions
 
*Please make sure your learner has some knowledge of these skills prior to coming to this class. 

Class time frame will be as follows: 
Welcome / Introduction: 5 minutes
Introduction of riddle/crime through video and discussion: 5 minutes
Instructions to solve riddle: 3 minutes
Group work on solving clues: 45 minutes
(students will take turns solving math problems guided by teacher to solve riddles and clues)
Discuss solution/Wrap-up/ Good-byes: 2 minutes

Cases solved each week:

Week of June 5th: The Case of the Never-Ending Rain
Week of June 12th: The Case of the Sticky-Bank Burglary
Week of June 19th: The  Case of the Angry Adder
Week of June 26th: The Case of the Monster Mix-Up
Week of July 3rd: The Case of the Abducted Alien
Week of July 10th: The Case of the Litterbug
Week of July 17th: The Case of the Phantom Phoenix
Week of July 24th: The Case of the Missing Campers


(July -September)
Week 1: The case of the Forgetful Pharoah
Week 2: The Case of the Mirror Madness
Week 3: Mathhattan Meltdown
Week 4: The Case of the Puzzled Pirate
Week 5: The Case of the Robot Robbery
Week 6: The Case of the Poisonous Pizza
Week 7: The Case of the Superbad Superhero
Week 8: The Case of Shogun's Sword
Week 9: The Case of the School Invaders
Week 10: The Case of the Cursed Classroom

(October - December)
Week 1: The Case of the Giant Goblin
Week 2: The Case of the Halloween Heist
Week 3: The Case of the Tricking Treat
Week 4: The Case of the Furious Fall Winds
Week 5: The Case of the Thankless Turkey
Week 6: The Case of the Gobbler's Curse
Week 7: The Case of the Selfish Elf
Week 8: The Case of the Zombie Elves
Week 9: The Case of the Snowman Army
Week 10: The Case of the Millennium Bug

(January - March): 
Week 1:  The Case of the Divided Dragons
Week 2: The Case of the Dream Snatcher
Week 3: The Case of the 100 Missing Treats
Week 4: The Case of the Kidnapped Groundhog
Week 5: The Case of the Heartbreak Hitman
Week 6: The Case of the Time Traveling Troll
Week 7: The Case of the Misplaced Pot of Gold
Week 8: The Case of the Bee Bandits
Week 9: The Case of the Rotten Eggs
Week 10: The Case of the Disappearing Donuts
Learning Goals
The students will review a variety of 1st and 2nd grade math skills.  The class is set up in a fun problem solving way so that the learners do not feel overwhelmed, but enjoy themselves as they refresh their memory of math skills and also work together in a group to solve math riddles and problems.
learning goal

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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have spent the past 16+ years in the K-4 elementary classroom specializing in math.  Over the past few years I have worked really hard to bring back the JOY in learning and to show the kiddos that learning can be fun.  As an educator it is my passion to combine my love of reading and problem solving within math and to show kiddos that stretching our brain can be rewarding and fun. 

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$18

weekly
1x per week
55 min

Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
3-6 learners per class

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