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Are you looking for a READY TO GO, NO-PREP engaging lesson or activity to keep your students on-task? These Thanksgiving math worksheets are perfect for you …. PRINT AND GO! Students will enjoy solving clues to these 2nd grade review skills and answering “Who Done It?” This will be one of the Thanksgiving activities that you use year after year!
Available in color and black & white.
The Case of the Missing Turkey is about a family who picked out their Thanksgiving dinner on the farm BUT someone must have found out and now they set the turkey free! Students must use their math skills to eliminate suspects so they can find out who is the scary mummy!
Math Skills Addressed:
★ Skip Counting 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s – 3 digit numbers
★ 3 Digit Addition (no regrouping)
★ 3 Digit Subtraction (no regrouping)
★ Place Value – Largest number and smallest number
★ Finding skip counting rule
★ Balanced Equations
★ Even and Odd
Preparation
✓ PRINT AND GO! Staple all included pages in ANY order!
✓ Easy student understanding
How can I use this product?
• Independent work, group work, partners, sub tubs, math centers, early finishers or homework. The possibilities are endless!
• Use individually or as a packet.
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 and hour on average. For back to school, the timing may take a bit longer until students understand the format.
20 pages included – 6 grayscale version, 6 color version, 6 answer keys
Thanksgiving Activities | Thanksgiving Math Worksheets | Who Done It Mysteries
$3.00
Grades: 1st – 3rd, Mostly used with 2nd
Subjects: Math
Format: PDF
Total Pages: 24
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
Common Core Standards:
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.2
Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
CCSS2.NBT.B.5
Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
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 students did this during the two day week we had before Thanksgiving. It was just the thing we needed to review the skills we had learned so far and have a fun feel to it! Why can’t math always be this fun?
-Michelle K.
Chrissy Christian –
My students have enjoyed this so much! It has made the week before Thanksgiving break smoother. Thanks!
-Casey A.
Chrissy Christian –
This resource was exactly what I needed! It was well-organized, easy to use, and saved me so much time in planning. My students were engaged and enjoyed the activities. I really appreciate the quality and thought that went into creating this. Thank you!
-Jami O.