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3rd Grade Addition, Subtraction & Missing Addends - Math Mystery Activity

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Addition, Subtraction, and Missing Addends Math Mystery Activity - 3rd Grade Edition - The Case of The Jungle Joker. Engage and motivate your third-grade students while they use a variety of math skills to help solve a crime!

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

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Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)

BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!

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Math Skills Required to Unlock Clues

There are FIVE clues to crack to solve who the Jungle Joker is:

  • Clue 1 - Balancing Addition Equations
  • Clue 2 - Adding Double digit numbers to Triple digit numbers (with regrouping)
  • Clue 3 - Subtraction with Double Digit Numbers from Triple Digit Numbers (with regrouping)
  • Clue 4 - Missing Addends (Single Digit and Double Digit Numbers)
  • Clue 5 - Triple Digit Addition & Subtraction (with regrouping)

Also included:

  • Printable awards
  • Answer key
  • Editable hideout list

Great for review, math centers, extra practice, enrichment, homework, the sub tub, or early finishers.


How long will this activity take?

Time to complete will vary anywhere between 30mins - 2 hours or more! It mainly depends on how familiar your students are with the math mystery format and how difficult they find math skills covered in the particular mystery. Please check the math skills outlined in the clues above to help determine suitability for your class. I highly recommend pacing this activity by giving students one clue at a time. Once the whole class has completed a clue, then move on to the next clue, either within the same lesson or the next math session. New math content presented? Make a lesson out of it by modeling the math before diving into the clue. I like to say, "We must learn something new before attempting the next clue." There are lots of ways to implement this activity in your classroom. Learn more in the blog post link below:

Read Blog Post: Five Easy Ways to use Math Mysteries in your Classroom.


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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.

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