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4th Grade Beginning of the Year Activity - Back to School Math Mystery Game

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Great activity! My students were very engaged and this helped me reinforce the learning target. Thank you!!!
We love using these solve the mystery packets, especially before a break. The kiddos enjoy solving and predicting who or where the mystery person will be.
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Description

Back to School Math Mystery: the Case of The School Invaders - 4th Grade Edition.

Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky, slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School!



Easy prep!

  • Printable PDF - print, copy, solve!
  • Digital worksheets with Google Slides or EASEL


Optional video hook included for introducing the case!

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO HOOK! or check out in the preview section.

⭐Due to several requests, now there is the option to use a video hook that says TARGET: 'Your School' instead of TARGET: Mathhattan Elementary. I've added an editable story page for you to add your school's name in the reading section too.

Ending Video Clip also included to wrap up the mystery!


Students must use their math skills to unlock clues. The clues will help them eliminate locations to find where the aliens' transponder is!

Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues

There are five clues to crack to solve the mystery:

  • Clue 1: Rounding (To the nearest 10 or 100)
  • Clue 2: Place Value of the Underlined Digit (Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands)
  • Clue 3: Multiplication Facts (mix between 2-12)
  • Clue 4: Addition Algorithms (2-Digit and 3-Digit Numbers)
  • Clue 5: Identify 2-D and 3-D Shapes

Students must use critical thinking skills to figure out what the clue is telling them to eliminate from the list of possibilities.

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Multiple Uses

- Consolidation

- Practice and Review

- Math Centers

- Early Finishers

- Substitute Teachers

- Assessment for learning

- Homework

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How long will this activity take?

Time to complete varies depending on your student's familiarity with the math mystery format and the skills required to unlock clues. You can pace it out by completing one clue a day --> there are five clues!

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- If you would like more challenging math skills, select a higher grade level version of this mystery.

- If you would like a set of easier math skills, select a lower grade level version of this mystery.

This Back to School Math Mystery activity is also available for the other grade levels listed below:

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 1

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 2

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 3

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 4

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 5

Case of the School Invaders - Grade 6

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Add extra motivation with this Detective Rank Chart Download the Mystery Record & Rank Chart FREEBIE HERE

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Bundle and Save!

COMPLETE Math Mystery Bundle for GRADE 4

Holiday Math Mystery Bundle {GRADE 4}

Seasons Math Mystery Bundle Pack (GRADE 4)

SKILLS Math Mystery Bundle (4th Grade)

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Not sure what a math mystery is? CLICK HERE to watch a video about Math Mysteries

TRY A FULL FREE MATH MYSTERY HERE (GRADES 1 - 6 DIFFERENTIATED BUNDLE)

Browse the 4th Grade Range:

>>Download the FREE 4th Grade Math Mystery Checklist here<<

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.

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