Gemma Clark

A fidget spinner has been stolen at a birthday party! The children will play detective and solve five clues which will allow them to eliminate suspects from a list until only one name is left - the thief! The activity includes worded problems, subtraction, division, finding fractions of numbers and code cracking. Answers included for self/peer/teacher assessment. Children find this to be a fun and engaging activity.

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.

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

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.

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.