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Who doesn't love a mystery? Students will have a blast reading the adventures of kid detectives Zara and Mendel and their dog, Digit, and helping them solve intriguing math puzzlers along the way. In this collection of comical mysteries, students meld reading strategies, such as text marking, with essential math skills to tackle real-world problems. A delightful way to practice whole-number computation, fractions, measurement, geometry, algebraic reasoning, and so much more!
The Math Mysteries series was designed to encourage students to think like math detectives, using clues to solve problems. These four different types of activities are found in each book: story-based mysteries, activities that discover the mysteries found in mathematics, rhyming riddles, and "crack-the-code" problems. All activities are identified in the table of contents with the NCTM standards. Activities integrate problem-solving with numbers and operations and can be used in a variety of ways. The forty engaging activities can be assigned individually, in pairs, as small group assignments, or can be solved together by the whole class. Students are also challenged to create their own math mysteries for others to solve. As students begin to think and write mathematically, they will enjoy the challenge found in each activity
We all like to think we can solve a murder given the right clues. Here's another chance to use mathematics skills to identify "whodunnit" - following the great success of the first book in the series Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries. The students are given the data or a diagram to solve a "problem" - which is always which of four characters is a murderer. To find out, the student must solve all or most of the questions on the sheet to identify wrong answers as well as correct ones. Problems are staged, so there is an element of suspense for the individual...and racing between students to solve the mystery. 12-14 years
We all like to think we can solve a murder given the right clues. Heres a chance to use mathematics skills to identify whodunit for ages 12-14.
In this pick-your-own-path mystery, four kids at Lincoln Elementary are invited to complete a math challenge at the school carnival. But who set up the clues? And why? Be a detective and use your money math skills to solve the case. Choose the right answer, and advance to the next clue. Choose the wrong answer, and clear text and visuals explain the math and encourage you, the reader, to try again. Friendly illustrations with a diverse cast of relatable characters will engage readers, while clear math explanations support CCSS standards for second-grade math.
Enhance mathematics instruction and build students' understanding of mathematical concepts with this practical, research-based resource. Choose from a wide range of easy-to-implement strategies that enhance mathematics instruction, including developing students' mathematical vocabulary and problem-solving abilities, assessing students' mathematics thinking, and using manipulatives. Highlights include tips on planning instruction and managing the mathematics classroom, plus differentiation strategies for each lesson. This resource is correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards.
