Use a pencil and some clear tape to make fingerprints! This is such a fun detective science activity because the fingerprints come out so clear and detailed. I did this activity with the older boys when they were younger, but we haven’t tried it in a long time. The younger three kids have been interested in […]
Invisible clues is a fun activity created for kids of all ages. One part detective fun and another part puzzle solving. Your kids are sure to have fun!
Are you doing a detective/ spy theme in your classroom this year? This packet might help. Every week, I choose a new student to be the “Super Spy of the Week”. They are asked to complete and share a Super Spy of the Week Poster and at the end of the week the Super Spy gets recognized by all students with a special class created booklet. What a fun way to celebrate all your little "Super Spies" this year! Included in the packet: Directions on how to implement the "Spy of the Week" Certificate of Congratulations to your new "Spy of the Week" (color and black and white) Spy of the Week poster Class Booklet cover (color and black and white) 4 different class booklet writing templates (portrait and landscape) You might choose to send this activity home in one of my Top Secret Mission Envelopes or try one of my detective themed missions. Please check out my store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christa-Struckmeier
It's nearing the end of spring break here, so, in addition to spending time with my family, I've also been working on classroom resources. This post is short and to the point because I'm running short on time, but I had to share these new activities! I think you guys are going to love the latest addition to my TPT store: detective activities for letter and number recognition! First, I have a letter detective activity that helps students learn to identify both upper and lower case letters. They color in all the squares with the specified letter to reveal the hidden letter. Next is the same concept, but with numbers! The number detective activity focuses on number recognition for numbers 0-20. Again, when they color in the correct squares, a hidden number is revealed. It makes checking work easy, and it's super fun for the kids. These activities are part of my new Kindergarten Morning Work for the ENTIRE school year, or you can get them individually here: Letter Detective Activity Number Detective Activity I hope you enjoy!
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Three proven invisible ink recipes work well in the classroom. Try indentation, white crayon, and baking soda messages for your mystery unit.
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A compilation of the best ideas I've seen for an awesome detective classroom theme.
This post is sponsored by BabbaCo by Jessica Kim! This month we are excited to share two simple book-related activities created exclusively to go along with The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan Berenstain which
Ready to try out some fantastic crafts for free today? I released an awesome craft pack a couple weeks ago. Those who have used it have loved it. But I know it can be hard it can be to purchase something that feels very abstract like a printable. So today I have something very fun for you. I picked out two of my boys' favorite crafts from the pack to let you try out for free. It was tough to pick our favorites. I'm not exaggerating when I say that my boys have enjoyed every single one of these crafts from this pack. But here they are!
Looking for fun mystery activities for kids? Let your students try secret codes, invisible ink, fingerprinting, and more!
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
A compilation of the best ideas I've seen for an awesome detective classroom theme.
If you are having a detective themed lesson or party, you will want to get this FREE detective word search puzzle. Created by Growing Play.
More than just a detective kit for kids, this discovery box from Green Kid Crafts is full of detective science activities...
I hope everyone is having a great start to their school year! I always seem to forget how exhausting it is! #backtoschooltired I wanted to drop in to share one of my favorite activities we did in second grade for reading. Hang with me first and third grade teachers! This can be adapted for your classroom, too! I wanted to get my students excited about citing evidence from the text, since that is the big push these days in reading. I am constantly looking for ways to get my littles engaged in their learning and using the detective theme throughout the year helped me accomplish just that! I like to start the second week of school by introducing my Text Detectives Only! Book Club. We start out by reading Secret Agent Splat, since we read Back to School Splat the week before, so they are familiar with that cute little cat. Then, we make an anchor chart together as a class. Each student writes one thing they think a detective does on a post-it note and I add it to the anchor chart. graphic inspired by Graphics from the Pond I then tell the students that I received a letter in our classroom mailbox that was addressed to our class. It's an invitation to the Text Detectives Only Book Club. I read the letter to them and give them the applications that were enclosed with the letter. They each fill out an application to the book club. This gives them such ownership to the future activities we will be completing related to the book club. Detectives need tools, so I ordered some fun magnifying glasses from Amazon Prime. They were just the right size and a lot come in the pack! Look at the fun colors! You can find them by clicking on the pic below. I also ordered these cool invisible pens that include a black light for them to highlight text evidence in passages or just to right secret messages related to their case. They're so fun! The link to the pens are in the pics below. Isn't Prime great? I probably should be banned from it! I got these name badge holders, too, from there. I use them for everything. When we are text detectives, I place these little detective name badges in them for students to wear. These are some other fun detective themed books you can find on Amazon. I like to choose one a day to read aloud and we complete one of the graphic organizers from the pack to get students used to recording on the graphic organizers. It also gives them more background knowledge on the job of a detective. I have made a "Case File" for each Literature and Informational Text Common Core Standard. I attach the case cover to a large manilla envelope. I then laminate it for durability. If you plan on doing this whole group, you will only need one case for each standard. If you plan on using this for small groups, you will want to make enough for each group. In each case file, I put graphic organizers for each student related to that standard. I always keep one in there throughout the year, so I can just pull that case and copy that organizer. It helps me stay organized. I may put a book in that case file we are using for our read aloud. I mostly do this at the beginning of introducing a comprehension standard, because I feel it's important to model it together. Once they get comfortable with a standard, I will give each group a different case with different books or passages and rotate them during the unit. I also like to switch it up and include passages rather than actual books. They can use the invisible pens to highlight the text or a highlighter. I believe it's important to use the same graphic organizers throughout the year for each standard. They become automatic with students and they will start visualizing them while reading and even in their writing. At the end of the week or unit, we celebrate solving our cases by meeting in books clubs. I assign groups and each group will discuss their core read aloud from the week or whatever book or passage you wish. I like to use cold reads sometimes just for a quick assessment to see if they really got the skill. You might want them to discuss their reading story before a comprehension test. Each group member will fill out a mini graphic organizer over the story or passage and then paste it to a small brown paper bag. You can then fill the bag with popcorn or another easy snack. Each group is assigned a leader who gets the book club discussion going. They discuss their graphic organizers, as well as go through the book club discussion cards. I usually laminate and add them to a binder ring. It's been a great resource for getting students in the habit of citing text that supports their answers. And it makes it not seem like so much of a chore to them. I would have students begging me for their next case! I also loved that the discussions during book clubs really helped build their speaking and listening skills. The discussion cards really helped keep them focused. Since the second grade resources were so popular, I decided to create Text Detectives Only Book Club packs for first and third grade, too. Each pack includes all of the same detective resources and graphic organizers and case files to match your standards. It's Sunday afternoon and time to take a nap! Have a great rest of your weekend!
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
Here is a super simple, yet magical, experiment on refraction of light. Learn the magic of science in this water refraction trick.
Become a Word Sleuth! Word of the Week Detective Theme Poster and Worksheet. This product will give you the opportunity to highlight a new vocabulary word in your class every week while covering a variety of skills. Refer to it every day and encourage your class to use the word throughout the week. This product includes: - Word of the Week poster to display in the classroom. - Word cards that you can edit and type in your chosen words. -Student worksheet that they use daily and covers a variety of skills. I use this to introduce academic vocabulary! I pick a word and we do something with the word every day while covering a variety of other skills. Monday: Dictionary work! Dictionary definition, guide words, parts of speech, syllable count and practice writing the word 3 times each. After Christmas I have the students write the words neatly in cursive. Tuesday: Work on synonyms & antonyms for the W.O.W word. Wednesday: They use the sentence in context and identify what type of sentence they wrote. They can draw a symbol to help remember the W.O.W word or draw a picture for their sentence. Thursday: By Thursday they know the meaning of the word and they can write a definition in their own words. Friday: They rate their understanding of the word and tell me how they might use this word in reading and in math. I use Larry Bell’s 12 power words, academic vocabulary that I feel my kids need help with and I pull from the Tier 2 words.
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
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Spy Kids Activities | Let your kids become detectives or secret agents for the day with these kids activities, games and free printables.
These simple pipe cleaner crafts turn into silly pipe cleaner disguises and are really the most fun ever for kids of all ages and goofy adults. Making
YOUR MISSION (should you choose to accept it) is to put a *fun* twist on student of the week program!! By 3rd or 4th grade, students can become bored with typical Student of the Week activities. This unique mini-book is designed to look like a detective flip-style notebook. It will capture your ...
Your little one will be solving mysteries in no time with this fun detective pretend play printable. Read on to see different ways to use it.
Are you looking for an activity to entertain your "spy kids"? The Case of the Missing Diamond is a FREE printable game that you can print and start playing right away. Combine imagination with physical activity and visual perceptual skills on this detective fingerprint mission.
This post is all about adding a bit of science sparkle to role-play. The activities should hopefully add a stimulating and educational twist to an already
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
Nate the Great Detective Activities - fun children's activities based on the Nate the Great children's series.
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This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
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Are you doing a detective/ spy theme in your classroom this year? This packet might help. Every week, I choose a new student to be the “Super Spy of the Week”. They are asked to complete and share a Super Spy of the Week Poster and at the end of the week the Super Spy gets recognized by all students with a special class created booklet. What a fun way to celebrate all your little "Super Spies" this year! Included in the packet: Directions on how to implement the "Spy of the Week" Certificate of Congratulations to your new "Spy of the Week" (color and black and white) Spy of the Week poster Class Booklet cover (color and black and white) 4 different class booklet writing templates (portrait and landscape) You might choose to send this activity home in one of my Top Secret Mission Envelopes or try one of my detective themed missions. Please check out my store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christa-Struckmeier
Last week, my students put their brains to work and created math riddles! They wrote their own (with a little bit of guidance, or course) and I am very pleased with how well they came out. Enjoy! Sample:
Looking for fun mystery activities for kids? Let your students try secret codes, invisible ink, fingerprinting, and more!
A compilation of the best ideas I've seen for an awesome detective classroom theme.
This 'All About Me Sheet' is a detective-themed get-to-know-me sheet that can be handy during the first week of a new school year. This detective theme sheet can be used over and over for many years to come. You and your students will surely enjoy! If you want MORE back to school activities, purchase Back to School Bonanza. Check out this classroom decor set with matching theme: Detective Theme Classroom Decor Bundle. Like this? Stop by my store for more great resources! ---> Jewel Pastor ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ *****************************************************************************
Pretend play is a great way for kids to practice making friends, working together and communicating. These fun pretend play ideas are great for girls and boys alike.
