My class just spent the last
two weeks on a mystery unit. We read Cam
Jansen and the Basketball Mystery and Nate the Great & the Phony
Clue. My students really enjoyed
putting on their detective hats and trying to crack the case before the main
character!
On Friday, I presented my
class with a "real" mystery to solve called "The Case of the
Missing Earrings!" Prior to letting
my super sleuths interview the four main suspects, I had to set the stage for
this engaging activity. First, I asked
four colleagues to act as a suspect. I
presented them with the case and their alibi.
Days earlier, I showed off my beautiful earrings that I had just gotten
from my husband (not really :). Come
Friday morning, the earrings had VANISHED!
Now it was time to solve the case!
Students brainstormed questions to ask each suspect. I was fortunate, because our local police
department always provides me with junior police badges to give to each of my young
detectives. With their clue collector
sheet in hand and detective badge on, it was time to get this case solved!
After interviewing the four suspects, each
student created a WANTED poster on the suspect they felt was the guiltiest. We created a class graph showing our
results. In the end, my principal safely
returned the earrings. Download for FREE
the WANTED poster. Please be sure to
check out the ENTIRE unit at my Teachers Pay Teachers store by simply clicking
on the image below. Let me know if you have
any questions on how to create a mystery in your classroom. Your students will love it!
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