Winter Activities – Whodunit and Logic Games – Brain Teasers – Math Project

Description

Wintertime is full of exciting events – sometimes students are a little more distracted, and sometimes you find a few spare minutes between activities. Grab students’ attention with Winter Math Logic Puzzles and a Winter Whodunit – a bundle of ready-to-go brain teasers and mystery activities just perfect for practicing math and logic skills in the busy winter season. Whether you need an activity for a class period or a fun project to span a couple of days, your students will be so engaged as they figure out the street snow-plowing schedule and who has been building some seriously strange snowpeople that they won’t even realize how hard they’re stretching their critical thinking, math, and reasoning skills!

You’ll Love:

● Ready-to-go activities for students to practice math and critical thinking skills

● A range of complexity so that students with varying abilities can access the challenges

● Simple early finisher activities so that all of your students stay engaged

● A FUN way to review key math skills whenever students have an extra minute

What You Get in the Winter Math Logic Puzzles:

10 Math Logic Games

● 10 winter-themed logic puzzles

● Each puzzle is a real-life cold weather problem

● Students combine their reasoning skills with key math practice to solve

Math Skills Covered:

● Addition

● Subtraction

● Division

● Multiplication

● Fractions

● Deductive reasoning

Logic Puzzles Include:

● Sore Throats, Sneezes, and Sniffles

● The Ski Hill

● Winter Lost and Found

● Pizza and Hot Cocoa Conundrum

● The Sled Stumper

● Whose Hat?

● Plowing Problems

● Hockey Hiccups Challenge

● Hockey Hiccup

● Snowmageddon

What You Get in the Winter Whodunit:

A Winter-Themed Math MYSTERY

● 7 puzzle clues

● Each puzzle is an activity that leads students to eliminate a suspect

● Students use math skills to review surveillance, analyze fingerprints, and calculate distances from the crime scene, and more!

● Students finish with a “Solve the Case” writing assignment to review evidence and determine punishment

Math Skills Covered:

● Addition

● Subtraction

● Multiplication

● Coordinate graphing

● Line plots

For Both Resources:

Answer Keys

● Key to each puzzle included

Digital Option for Use With Google

● Option to go 100% paperless with this resource

Ideas for Use:

● Early finisher activities

● Enrichment activities during free time, stations, or even those pesky indoor recesses!

● Engaging activities for half days and events days

Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource:

“I teach 5th graders doing 6th grade math. This was our day-before-winter-break activity and they had a lot of fun! Some were challenging, while some were a little easier. There was a good range for all students.”, – Jessica B.

“This is the perfect activity for fast finishers! My students get so excited when they have the opportunity to take out their logic puzzles. I had originally purchased the back to school pack and then quickly purchased this one as more of my students were completing the entire bundle! They love it!” – Hafsa H.

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