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Count, Read & Decode! Fall Learning Pack
Make learning this fall extra fun with our Autumn & Thanksgiving Activity Pack! This printable set is bursting with cozy fall images, playful puzzles, and hands-on activities that help kids count, read, spell, and think — all while celebrating the colors and joy of the season! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade learners, this pack turns math and literacy practice into an autumn adventure. 🍂 ☘︎ What’s Inside:‣ 🍁 Count and Add! — Count the fall pictures, add them together
PreK - 5th
Basic Operations, Spelling, Vocabulary
Easter Multiplication Riddles: Two Digit By One Digit
Decoding Easter Riddles is motivating and engaging for children, while practicing their multiplication skills. This resource is ready to use, with printable gameboards that are perfect for math centers, whole class or independent play. We sent some of our Easter Math Riddles home with our kiddos for extra practice and their parents loved them too! The instructions are simple and easy to follow, so your students will be ready to go in minutes. Useful teaching tips are also included, for those stu
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Scavenger Hunt Activity
Students will: * Find lowest common denominators to add and subtract fractions * Decode word problems to determine whether to add or subtract * Work collaboratively to practice and apply place value knowledge in a fun activity! A great, fun way for students to practice working with fractions! Students are given a problem and then work together to find the answer. The answer to one problem leads students to the next problem. Students work collaboratively to answer questions in a fun scavenger hun
5th - 7th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
CCSS
5.NF.A.1
Key Operation Terms Checklist
I use this checklist to determine how well my students can decode story problems. The checklist includes many of the common story problem words that stand for add, subtract, multiply and divide. ----> I also have flashcards and a practice worksheet available on my page.
3rd - 8th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Equation Decoder
Students solve a series of 20, one step algebraic equations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to decode a secret message. Each solution matches to a letter of the alphabet and when put together gives the message "equations are exciting"! Comes with an answer key as well. Great for algebra review. I like to use it for team races; each team gets one paper and tries to finish as quickly as possible with each team member solving one question then passing to a teammate.
5th - 7th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
6.EE.B.5
Place Value Adventure - Space Explorer
Blast Off on a Place Value Mission! 🚀Captain Nova needs your help! This Space Explorer worksheet turns place value practice into an intergalactic adventure. Students will identify place values in space coordinates, decode alien messages with expanded form, and compare cosmic distances.Perfect for Grade 5, this resource aligns with Common Core standards (5.NBT.1-3) and includes a fun space riddle to solve. It’s a ready-to-launch, engaging way to make math out of this world
5th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Also included in: The Ultimate Number Sense Adventure! + BoNuS!!
Mini-Escape #4: Valentine’s Day Heist (Gr 3–6) | Cipher + Logic + Math Lock
Make February unforgettable with a bite-size escape that runs in a single class period. In Mini-Escape #4: Valentine’s Day Heist, the “stolen” cards kick off a classroom mystery. Teams decode an A=1 cipher (“IT WAS YOU”), solve candy-heart ordering with positional clues, and crack a 3-part math lock to enter the final combination 35-12-27—and discover the playful twist behind the “heist.” Use whole-group on a Smart Board or print for stations; no special props required. Mini-Escape-4-Valen
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Classroom Community, Other (ELA)
Patterns Assessment
This is a patterns assessment that I have used with my class in the past. The first few questions are very basic, but the final question is difficult. Students need to decode a word problem in order to find the final terms of a pattern.
3rd - 8th
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Other (Math)
Murder in School, Problem Solving Mystery
A problem solving mystery where children have to work out who the killer is, where the murder was committed and what weapon they used. Mathematical strategies utilised include solving worded problems, division, decoding and using place value.
Works well with mixed ability pairs and children find this a fun and engaging activity.
Answers included for self/peer/teacher assessment.
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Escape from Krampus Coal Mines
A Christmas-Themed Math Escape Room (Grades 3–5) Your students will LOVE solving math problems to escape Krampus’s Coal Mines and return safely to the North Pole! This engaging, low-prep escape room is perfect for December math practice and keeps students motivated, collaborating, and thinking critically. In this festive adventure, students become a team of elves trapped by Krampus. To escape, they must work together to solve math challenges, decode secret combinations, and unlock their way thro
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Mental Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 4.NBT.B.6
, 4.OA.B.4
Valentines Murder Mystery - Problem Solving
A Murder Mystery where pupils have to use different mathematical strategies to solve five clues. Each clue will allow them to eliminate names from a list of suspects until only one is left - the killer! Mathematical skills involved include decoding, use of co-ordinates, square numbers, decimals, multiplication, and working out fractions of numbers.
Children find this a fun and engaging task. Works well with mixed ability pairs.
Answers included for self/peer/teacher assessment.
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Math
Scotland Themed Problem Solving Mystery
A problem solving mystery where children need to solve five clues to work out who stole a haggis on Robert Burns Night. Each clue solved will allow children to eliminate names from a list of suspects until only one is left - the thief! The maths skills utilised include co-ordinates, multiplication, additional, subtraction and decoding. Answers included for self/peer/pupil assessment.
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math
LCM & HCF Combined : Interactive Digital Math Worksheet
Preview Link: worksheet previewAssign this interactive and digital math worksheet to your classroom now. In this activity, students will work to calculate the LCM and HCF of given numbers. As they solve each problem, if their answers are correct, letters of a secret code will gradually reveal themselves. The goal is for students to solve all the problems, decode the secret message, and unlock the hidden code. Click to view more details about the worksheetThis worksheet is a classroom-ready inte
5th - 7th
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS
5.NF.A.1
, 5.NF.B.6
, 6.NS.B.4
+2
FREE Math Whodunnit Escape Room Sampler | Grades 3–5 | 3 Stations | CCSS
Your students are cracking a real math mystery — and they don't even know they're reviewing Operations and Algebraic Thinking. This free sampler is the first case in the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series, and it gives your students just enough of the experience to leave them wanting more. The Math Whodunnit series turns CCSS math skills into a story-driven detective investigation. Students read a short crime scenario, solve four math questions per station, decode a code word from their answers, and
3rd - 5th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
+14
Football Problem Solving Mystery
A football team have just won an important cup and spend the night celebrating. However, the next morning they find that it has been stolen! Children must use a range of mathematical strategies to solve five clues. Each clue will allow them to eliminate names from a list of suspects until only one is left - the thief. The clues involve worded maths problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions of numbers, recognising number sequences and decoding. Answers included for sel
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
Math Whodunnit Escape Room | Grades 3–5 | The Tampered Experiment | Measurement
Dr. Patel's science fair measurement records were tampered with overnight — and someone who understands units, conversions, and data did it. This self-checking Measurement and Data mystery gives your Grades 3-5 students real measurement work: units, conversion, perimeter, area, and line plots, inside a story that makes the maths matter. The Math Whodunnit: The Tampered Experiment is Case M-04 in the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series. Students work through five evidence stations across the school la
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.B.3
+30
Math Whodunnit Escape Room | Grades 3–5 | Operations & Algebraic Thinking | CCSS
Someone stole Dr. Chen's formula notebook — and the only way to find out who is to solve the maths. This self-checking Operations and Algebraic Thinking mystery gives your Grades 3-5 students real multiplication, division, multi-step problems, and pattern work wrapped in a story they actually want to finish. The Math Whodunnit: The Stolen Formula is Case M-01 in the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series. Students read a short crime scenario at each of five stations, solve four multiple-choice questions
3rd - 5th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
+14
Also included in: Math Whodunnit Escape Room Bundle | Grades 3–5 | 4 Cases | CCSS Math
Math Whodunnit Escape Room | Grades 3–5 | The Forged Blueprint | Geometry
The original blueprint for the school garden has been replaced with a forgery — mislabelled quadrilaterals, systematically wrong angles, and incorrect area calculations. This self-checking Geometry mystery gives your Grades 3-5 students real geometry work: shapes and properties, angle classification, lines and symmetry, and polygon area, all inside a mystery they genuinely want to solve. The Math Whodunnit: The Forged Blueprint is Case M-05 in the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series. Five suspects ha
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 3.G.A.2
, 4.G.A.1
+6
Also included in: Math Whodunnit Escape Room Bundle | Grades 3–5 | 4 Cases | CCSS Math
Math Whodunnit Escape Room | Grades 3–5 | The Grand Heist | Mixed Review | CCSS
The school's end-of-year Maths Achievement Trophy has been stolen — but the trophy was just a cover. Someone wanted the school's complete maths performance data. This self-checking Mixed Review mystery is the grand finale of the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series, covering all five CCSS Grade 3-5 domains in one forty-minute investigation. The Math Whodunnit: The Grand Heist is Case M-06, the series finale. Each of the five stations targets a different domain: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Numbe
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.B.3
+30
Math Whodunnit Escape Room | Grades 3–5 | The Stolen Shipment |Number & Base Ten
A shipment of 35,872 maths workbooks vanished from the school loading dock — and someone used place value to hide the evidence. This self-checking Number and Base Ten mystery gives your Grades 3-5 students real place value, rounding, multi-digit addition and subtraction, and powers of ten work inside a story that keeps them reading right to the final reveal. The Math Whodunnit: The Stolen Shipment is Case M-02 in the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series. Five suspects had access to the warehouse the n
3rd - 5th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers
CCSS
3.NBT.A.1
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.3
+32
Also included in: Math Whodunnit Escape Room Bundle | Grades 3–5 | 4 Cases | CCSS Math
Score a Touchdown with Word Problems!
Use this activity to help your students practice deciding to add or subtract to solve a word problem. Recording sheet is included! Great Math Center Activity!
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Two Digit Subtraction Partner Work
This PowerPoint is designed for partners to practice setting up 2 digit subtraction problems and deciding whether or not they need to regroup. It includes thinking questions for partners to discuss as they think about how to solve these problems. This step-by-step guide should help students think through place value concepts and develop class discussion. It was made to be the "we-do" portion of a typical "I-we-you" lesson format. The PowerPoint format helps provide immediate feedback for student
2nd - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Place Value
Profit made easy center
Profit center or lesson. What could be more fun then deciding on something you could make and then sell to make a profit as a child. This is a short lesson to make profit easy and student centered. They will love presenting their business plan and practicing profit over and over again while they master the skill. Texas TEKS 4.10A,.10B
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Math Test Prep
2025 Baseball World Series Math
It’s World Series Time!!! This resource contains a Bank of Math Problems designed to compare the Los Angeles, the Toronto Blue Jays, and their stadiums. It includes 120 math problems (and answers) that involve the following skills: - Finding and deciding what information to use from a chart - Calculating elapsed time in years - Subtracting to find how much greater than or less than - Adding to find the total - Multiplication of multi-digit whole numbers - Multiplication of price amounts -
3rd - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Statistics
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.4
, 4.NBT.B.5
+6
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