Fun murder mystery activities

Explore some of the murder mystery activities for primary pupils on Tes which have been designed to recap key skills

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Child Holding A Magnifying Glass Solving A Mystery/looking At Something Closer as part of a murder mystery activity at Primary

Develop primary pupils' powers of deduction with these murder mystery activities

There's nothing more engaging than a well-crafted murder mystery activity to keep pupils engaged throughout a topic or scheme of work. Not only does it allow them to be completely immersed in their learning, but it also encourages creative thinking skills and teamwork.

Time to crack on; your budding detectives have a murder to solve…

Telling Time Maths Murder Mystery
hoppytimes

Telling Time Maths Murder Mystery

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Telling Time Maths Murder Mystery A fun activity for Maths' Telling theTime topic. Solve the mini mystery of a murdered passenger on a train by practising your knowledge of time, calculating time intervals, digital/analogue, 12/24 hour clocks, etc. Suitable for KS2. Colourful graphics, can be pri...
STEM Geometry 1: A Math Murder Mystery
Kiwilander

STEM Geometry 1: A Math Murder Mystery

£3.00
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This murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve geometry puzzles and questions to solve a murder. Students will need to gather evidence by completing charts, Interview witnesses by sorting through geometry shapes and compare data to narrow the suspects. Finally they wil...
Murder Mystery English Lesson
Ash Hope

Murder Mystery English Lesson

£2.00
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- Full Murder Mystery lesson, full bespoke storyline - Based loosely around Inspector Calls, and would work well with a Sherlock Holmes Scheme of Work - Includes PowerPoint explaining how 10-clues lead to the suspect being identified - Worksheet included, and full explanation of the mystery itself i...
CSI: Math Murder Mystery - Who Stole Time - Telling the Time
Kiwilander

CSI: Math Murder Mystery - Who Stole Time - Telling the Time

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This CSI themed telling the time activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the activities and marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Who Stole Time? This case includes: Clue 1: C...
Summer Murder Mystery
Gemmaclark14

Summer Murder Mystery

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A second level/KS2 maths problem solving task which gives children clues to eliminate suspects from a list to find out who the murderer is. Works well in mixed ability pairs or small groups. Involves adding fractions with different denominators and place value including decimals. Have included in ...
World Maths Day 'Murder' Mystery - Who ate the Gingerbread Man?
tadamson

World Maths Day 'Murder' Mystery - Who ate the Gingerbread Man?

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This is a whole school maths 'murder' mystery based around the maths objectives in each year group. It encourages teamwork, critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving. It is titled 'Who ate the Gingerbread Man?' to make it appropriate for all ages. There are a variety of clues for Reception th...
Murder Mystery. Game Problem solving KS2-3 (7-14)
maths126

Murder Mystery. Game Problem solving KS2-3 (7-14)

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A murder has been committed! There are 32 suspects, and one of them is guilty. Using your powers of deduction, can you crack each of the five coded clues to reveal the identity of the killer? ANSWERS & TIPS INCLUDED **The Original TES Murder Mystery!**