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Looking for a fun and engaging way to review math this spring? This Easter math mystery—The Case of the Stolen Eggs—is just what your 2nd graders need! Designed as a print-and-go Easter Crack the Code activity, students will use their math skills to solve clues, eliminate suspects, and figure out “Who Done It?” in this exciting math mystery Easter challenge.
This interactive Easter math escape room alternative offers all the fun of solving a case without the prep. It’s perfect for Easter math 2nd grade review—students will practice essential skills like addition, subtraction, money, and place value while cracking secret codes and working through clue-based puzzles.
The Case of the Stolen Eggs is about a bunny who collected his eggs all year for the wonderful egg hunts, only to have them stolen! Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who stole all the eggs!
What’s Included:
✔ 20 total pages (6 B&W student pages, 6 color versions, 6 answer keys)
✔ Story-based “whodunit” mystery: The Case of the Stolen Eggs
✔ Practice with:
• Counting money
• Comparing 3-digit numbers
• Addition & subtraction (with and without regrouping)
• Place value challenges
• Missing addends
• Even & odd numbers
• Adding 3 numbers
✔ Print-and-go format—just staple and distribute in any order
Solves Common Classroom Challenges
- “My students are checked out before spring break.”
✅ This Easter math mystery brings focus and fun to your classroom with problem-solving and a story-driven challenge! - “I need to review a lot of skills, but keep it engaging.”
✅ With multiple math concepts packed into one activity, students get spiral review and excitement. - “I don’t have time to prep an escape room.”
✅ This Easter Crack the Code mystery gives you the feel of an Easter math escape room, minus the stress. Just print and go! - “I’m always searching for quality work for early finishers or sub days.”
✅ Use it in centers, partner work, or independent practice—it’s versatile and ready when you are.
How long will this activity take?
This activity is intended to be review. I would review the skills quickly before passing out the math mystery. I prefer to do these packets in partners. For me, it can take my class anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour on average.
Easter Math Mystery 2nd Grade Easter Crack the Code Spring Math Escape Room
$3.00
Grades: 1st – 3rd
Subjects: Math
Format: PDF
Total Pages: 22
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
Common Core Standards:
CCSS2.MD.C.8
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?
CCSS2.NBT.A.1
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:
CCSS2.NBT.A.3
Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
CCSS2.NBT.A.4
Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
CCSS2.NBT.B.7
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.
CCSS2.OA.C.3
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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Chrissy Christian –
My second grade class loved solving this mystery. They worked together in table groups to solve the mystery. Next year, I’ll have them work in table groups and compete to see which table solves it first.
-Mel B
Chrissy Christian –
This was a great themed review after our unit. The kiddos love mysteries and escape rooms.
-Kirsten E.
Chrissy Christian –
This resource was exactly what I needed to make reviewing math skills both fun and meaningful for my students.
-Mary Beth R.
Chrissy Christian –
These are all so fun and engaging for students! I love to use these for review throughout the year.
-Katlin H.
Chrissy Christian –
My students love math mysteries and this was the perfect activity before spring break.
-Kathryn K.