Are you looking for a READY TO GO, NO-PREP engaging lesson or Valentine’s Day activity to keep your students excited for learning and practice? This Valentine’s Day math mystery crack the code edition is perfect for you! This product is a digital escape room using Google Forms. Students will enjoy solving clues to this 2nd grade review math skills in a “Who Done It?” style.

***BEST PART??? You will also receive the print version with this download!!!

Please check out my preview above for a full look at what activities the students will be asked to engaged in. There is also a video showing you how to grab your Google Drive link so that you are able to share on most DIGITAL PLATFORMS you choose! You do NOT need to use Google Classroom.

Created in Google Forms™

Compatible with Google Classroom™ and Google Drive™

The Case of the Secret Admirer is about a girl who is receiving presents from a mystery person! Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who is the secret admirer! Students will answer a series of questions to unlock the next set of questions and remove a suspect from their list.

Math Skills Addressed:

★ Place value blocks

★ Comparing 3-digit numbers

★ Addition with and without regrouping

★ Least to Greatest 3-digit numbers

★ Crack a Code

★ Even and Odd

★ Number Patterns

Why should you use a Google Forms Product?

  • No printing, cutting or laminating. Completely paperless.
  • Each student receives their own file
  • Self-Grading – a report will be generated to show you how each of your students answered. Perfect for remediation or enrichment activities. (Although for a crack the code activity, the students will need to get all the answers correct before moving on to the next activity)
  • Work is automatically saved
  • Technology = automatic engagement
  • Students can gain access anywhere with internet and the link!
  • Any device that has Google Forms will be able to be used.

How long will this activity take?
This activity is intended to be review. For my students, it can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour on average.

2 reviews for Valentine’s Day Activities | February Math Mystery 2nd Grade Crack the Code

  1. Chrissy Christian

    My students loved using this resource. It was easy to prep and my students were highly engaged. Great to use when reviewing concepts.
    -Mary Beth R.

  2. Chrissy Christian

    My students absolutely enjoyed this activity. They were so excited when they “solved” the mystery. Thanks for your hard work in putting this resource together!
    -Casey A.

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Valentine’s Day Activities | February Math Mystery 2nd Grade Crack the Code

$4.50

Grades: 2nd – 3rd

Subjects: Math

Format: Google Apps, PDF

Answer Key: Included

Teaching Duration: 90 Minutes

Common Core Standards:

Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases:
Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.
Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.

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