Does your learner like to solve fun mysteries? Well, let them put on their detective hat and get to work using their math skills! This Mini Math Mystery is a fun 'game-like' activity to practice and review the math skill, addition within 20. Learners will follow a simple elimination structure where they will be using the answers to the math questions to eliminate possibilities. 

At the beginning of class, learners will hear a short story to preface the mystery they will be solving for the day. Then, it is time for our math detectives to get to work! Who stole all of the cupcakes from the bakery? Learners will take turns answering a variety of addition within 20 problems to solve the first part of the mystery. Then, there will also be four word problems to help solve the mystery of where the culprit is hiding. Learners will first solve the math questions, and then they will look for their answers in the boxes and eliminate the boxes with a matching answer. After answering all questions, only one box and image will remain (that box will contain a number that didn't match any of the answers to the questions) and that image is the solution to our mystery! At the end of class, learners will get to share their ideas about WHY they think the culprit did what they did. There are no wrong answers to this question. I love for the learners to share their thoughts with everyone!!

I look forward to meeting your learner in class! Now, let's have FUN learning math!! See you in the classroom! :)

**This one-time class is a fun look into what my ongoing class is like. If your learner likes this one-time class and would like to stick with the same friends in class each week, consider looking into the "1st Grade: Mini Math Mysteries" ongoing class on my teacher profile. We cover many different 1st Grade standards and content in the ongoing class.**