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Teaching mystery genre study to third, fourth, or fifth grade kids? Start with great stories. Add fun activities and games. Mix in some writing and maybe a novel. Top it off with a simulation. Your students will have a blast – – – and you will too!
- MYSTERY ELEMENTS: Help students learn about the mystery elements: detective, sleuth, witness, suspect, clues, red herring, case, crime, victim, alibi, evidence, hunch, motive, suspense, breakthrough, deduction, criminal.
- MAGNIFYING GLASSES: During the whole mystery study, have students use plastic magnifying glasses to assist in their detective skills. It will help motivate the students to learn the mystery genre.
- MYSTERY PASSAGES: Read short passages to review the mystery elements and predict the mystery. This Mystery Passages resource engages students with 4 intriguing mystery passages about stolen mirrors, missing persons, haunted museums, and locked-up shops!
- MYSTERY BOOKS: Read several mysteries in class and discuss the mystery elements. Check out this blog post for 11 MENTOR TEXT FOR TEACHING MYSTERIES. Use them as read-alouds, class book studies, and independent reading.
Our Movie Poster Template for Students will encourage your class to get creatively planning and designing a poster for advertising a real or imaginary film. Our delightful Movie Poster Template for Students is a wonderful resource designed by teachers to save you time.
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- Our delightful Movie Poster Template for Students is a wonderful resource designed by teachers to save you time. Available in different formats, in...
- These movie posters would look fantastic on your classroom wall. You could use our Film Star Reward Display Packs to create a glitzy display for yo...
- Movie theatres and billboards frequently advertise movies with movie posters. They're main purpose is to get people interested in seeing the movie...
How to Host a Classroom Murder Mystery. By Amanda in Halloween. My murder mystery lesson is by far my students’ favorite – and for good reason! They get to be a part of the story, walk around and engage with classmates, and compete to see who can solve the mystery first! Here’s a link to my classroom mystery resources via ...
Create a movie poster for a novel with this activity from StoryboardThat! Help middle school students showcase understanding of setting, characters, & themes.
Visualize reading insights by designing a movie poster with StoryboardThat. Free lesson encourages students to encapsulate their novel study creatively.
This is a project my third graders do for the book genre Mystery. They will first do a rough draft, then do a bigger copy on a sheet of paper. Poster includes author, book title, scene from book, production company name, quote from newspaper, and characters.
