Back to School Literacy Mystery: The Pilfered Pencils - making inferences etc.

Make learning fun with this Back to School Private Eye CSI - Literacy Mystery: Case of The Pilfered Pencils.

Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

⭐Video Hook now included! It's a fun way to set the stage to engage!⭐

TARGETS

- Reading

- Comprehension

- Main Idea

- Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)

- Drawing Conclusions

- Analyzing Text for Clues

- Making Inferences

- Critical Thinking

In this packet, you will receive:

- Teacher instructions

- The introduction page to set the stage

- Case File Templates: Suspect page, evidence page, note-taking page

- Reading and activity worksheets: most worksheets will involve reading and answering comprehension questions. One worksheet will be a crack the code style with vocabulary work (in this packet, students will be required to put words in alphabetical order) + mini missing vowels message.

(There are seven pages for the investigation in total)

- Solution declaration page (students will be required to write or choose important clues to convict the thief they declare! Two options are provided here.)

- Answer sheets and solution guide

- Printable awards to give to students who solve the case correctly!

This style of mystery is different from my Math Mystery range. In these Literacy Mysteries, students will be building their own suspect files, drawing out their own clues from the text, critically thinking to solve who the thief is, and then providing enough evidence to convict the culprit! Making inferences is a big part of this activity.

I would love to hear how this goes with your students to help me further develop this new range. Please let me know via the feedback option or email me at jjresourcecreations@gmail.com with any suggestions.

If you have the time, I'd like to know:

1. Was this resource easy to implement in your classroom?

2. Were the instructions on the pages easy enough for students to follow?

3. What worked well and what did not?

4. How did your students feel about the activity?

5. Would you be interested in more resources like this?

6. What would you like to see in future literacy mysteries?

You may also be interested in these Literacy Mysteries:

Case of The Wacky Wand

Case of The Stolen Surfboard

Literacy Mystery: Case of the Critter Chaos

Literacy Mystery: Case of the Masked Menace

Literacy Mystery: Case of the Ruined Research

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