This 3rd grade Christmas math mystery is an easy-to-use activity that both the teacher and student will enjoy! Students complete Christmas math worksheets while solving a holiday math mystery at the same time. It's a third grade math escape room filled with Santa math activities for December with NO prep work focusing on reviewing math skills or math facts (multiple versions)! It also comes with a digital math mystery / digital escape room for Google Slides. Mystery math is SO much fun and perfect for any Christmas classroom transformation or as collaborative team building activities. What are you waiting for? Your students will LOVE this!
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In this 3rd grade math mystery, students complete a series of clues to find Santa’s location! What makes these math mysteries is how simple they are to use! Simply print the clues, read students the directions, and you're ready to play! No more wasting precious planning time cutting out task cards or organizing centers. Math mysteries are print-and-go.
Kindergarten Christmas Mystery
1st Grade Christmas Mystery
2nd Grade Christmas Mystery
3rd Grade Christmas Mystery
4th Grade Christmas Mystery
5th Grade Christmas Mystery
Do you need a different skill or a different theme? Check out the free math mystery guide to find what you need!
- Step 1: Show third grade students the directions and give each student a location list.
- Step 2: Each time students solve a clue, it will reveal what to cross out on their location list!
- Step 3: When students complete all clues, the mystery will be solved and Santa’s location will be revealed!
- Multiplication Facts
- Multiplication and Division Word Problems
- Missing Factors
- Distributive Property
- Multiply by Tens
- Error Analysis
- Holiday-Themed!
- Mystery #1: 3rd Grade Christmas Math Review
- Mystery #2: Christmas Addition and Subtraction Facts
- Mystery #3: Christmas Multiplication and Division Facts
The mysteries above might appear the "same" when you open them at first glance. But look carefully at the clues in each one! Each version above focuses on a different set of skills. Choose the one that fits what your students need practice with!
Choose the mystery that includes multiple 3rd grade math skills (Mystery #1), the multiplication and division facts (Mystery #2), or the add/subtract facts math mystery (Mystery #3). And another cool fact? Clues are interchangeable! This means you could use the 3rd grade mystery and swap out one of the clues for an add/subtract clue instead if you wanted to. This activity is made to be flexible!
Differentiation can be tricky in any classroom. Every teacher has students of multiple ability levels who all require their attention. How do you help them all at once?
Two versions of an activity! With math mysteries, you can choose between the 3 Clue & 5 Clue versions to give each student exactly what they need.
Are you short on time or need fewer clues for students to solve? Use the 3 clue version! Do you have longer class periods or students who need a more challenging assignment? Use the 5 clue version!
Choose between print and go or the digital version with Google Slides. These are easy to assign in Google Classroom and are perfect for teachers who have copy limits.
If students finish early, give them a certificate of completion and a directed drawing
(includes 6) to complete while others continue working.
- print and go
- no prep!
- digital option (Google Slides)
- fun and engaging
- easy to differentiate
- encourages critical thinking
- 3 Clue and 5 Clue options
- aligns with math standards
- perfect for math review!
- Partner/group activity
- : Use in small groups with teacher support
- : Give to students to complete independently
Every mystery comes with different clues for students to solve. Each time they solve a clue, students are given a phrase that will tell them what to cross off their recording sheet. Students are actively using their critical thinking skills to determine answers in these detective worksheets! When all clues are complete, students will solve the mystery!
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MORE MATH MYSTERIES:
- Dinosaur Mystery: Add and Subtract to 1000
- Magic Mystery: Distributive Property
- Donut Mystery: Division Strategies
- Space Mystery: Multiplication Strategies
- School Mystery: Back to School Math Review
- Halloween Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Thanksgiving Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Christmas Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Winter Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Pet Shop Mystery: Multiplication and Division 1-Step Word Problems
- Video Game Mystery: Multi-Step Word Problems
- Restaurant Mystery: Multiply by Tens
- Valentine’s Day Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Zoo Mystery: Geometry
- Missing Princess Mystery: Area and Perimeter
- Race Car Mystery: Area and Perimeter Missing Sides
- Leprechaun Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Theme Park Mystery: Rectilinear Area
- Under the Sea Mystery: Fractions on Number Lines
- Easter Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Spring Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Rock Star Mystery: Identify Fractions
- Around the World Mystery: 3rd Grade Fraction Review
- Summer Mystery: 3rd Grade Math Review
- Camping Mystery: Measure with Rulers to the ¼ Inch
- Mailman Mystery: Tell Time to the Minute
- Box Mystery: Elapsed Time
- ALL 3rd Grade Mysteries
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ALIGNS WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
3.NBT.3, 2.OA.2, 3.OA.1, 3.OA.2, 3OA.3, 3OA.4, 3.OA.5, 3.OA.6, 3.OA.7
ALIGNS WITH TEXAS TEKS:
2.4A, 2.6A, 2.6B, 3.4D, 3.4E, 3.4F, 3.4G, 3.4H, 3.4J, 3.4K, 3.5B, 3.5D
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