Game | Summer Math Mystery: Case of the Mathhattan Meltdown - 2nd Grade Edition

This Summer Math Mystery will add a fun twist to your math sessions. Ideal for consolidation, review, early finishers, homework, or the sub tub, this versatile teaching resource will engage and motivate even some of your most reluctant students. The mystery math activity with 2nd grade clue math worksheets are easy to prep, and a fun video hook is provided to set the stage to engage!

Easy prep! Just print & solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

Video hook and ending video clip included.

Preparation

- Easy prep! Print the student pages, staple, or place in a folder, and your students are ready to start the math game of solving the mystery.
- Have the mystery video hook ready for viewing at the start of the lesson on an IWB, iPad, or computer monitor screen.

Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:
- Clue 1: Ordering Numbers (3-digit numbers)
- Clue 2: Area of Squares and Rectangles (Square unit tiles)
- Clue 3: Subtraction (2-Digit Numbers, Regrouping Required)
- Clue 4: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
- Clue 5: Addition (2-Digit Numbers, Regrouping Required)

Students must use critical thinking skills to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities.

There's an optional video hook that you can use to set the stage to engage!

Multiple Uses

- Suitable for independent, pairs, or group work.
- Use as part of your math centers, add to your sub tubs, make it part of your early finisher tasks, give for homework, or make it part of your classroom practice/review sessions.

Jacqui recommends pacing this activity by giving students one clue at a time. Once the whole class has completed a clue, then move on to the next clue either within the same lesson or the next math session. New math content presented? Make a lesson out of it by modeling the math before diving into the clue. Jacqui likes to say, "we must learn something new before attempting the next clue."

How long will this activity take?
Time to complete this math activity will vary anywhere between 30mins - 2 hours or more! It mainly depends on how familiar your students are with the math mystery game format, as well as how difficult they find math skills covered in the particular mystery. Please check the math skills outlined in the clues above to help determine suitability for your class.

Answer key included!