Math and Literacy Mystery Pictures

One thing that I have noticed year after year is that my students love mystery pictures. They absolutely love the suspense of not knowing what the picture is going to be until the end and they just can’t get enough.

I noticed early on how much my students love to complete puzzles and color. No matter what time of day it is or what part of the school year it is, they are always so excited when they get the opportunity to work on a puzzle or color. Do you have students like this?

I wanted to make an activity where I could combine a puzzle and coloring while also having students learn/practice/master different math and literacy skills.

With all that in mind, I have created… Math & Literacy Mystery Pictures!

What Are Mystery Pictures?

Mystery pictures are activities where students focus on a particular math or literacy skill. They find the answers to the questions on the specific skill they are focusing on. Then, they use the color code to color the answers in the boxes the correct colors to reveal a mystery picture.

The suspense of what the picture will be in the end keeps students so engaged that they do not even realize they are learning/practicing/mastering different math and literacy skills!

I used some of these mystery worksheets during my summer tutoring and my students could not get enough! They were so engaged while working on the mystery pictures that you could have heard a pin drop! Their excitement and eagerness to do these mystery pictures made me want to make even more! So that is exactly what I did!

I have created over 250 math and literacy mystery pictures.

You can include these mystery picture printables to so many parts of your day. You can add them to your morning work, centers, early finishers, small groups, independent work, homework, extra at home practice, and so much more!

All of the different skills and worksheets included will allow you to add some suspenseful mystery fun throughout the entire year!

Mystery Pictures Math

There are so many different skills that I have included for the math mystery picture activities that I thought it would be best to list them here:

• Counting to 10
• Counting to 20
• Number Match
• Addition to 10
• Addition to 15
• Addition to 20
• Subtraction to 10
• Subtraction to 15
• Subtraction to 20
• Place Value
• Missing Numbers
• 3 Addend
• Number Bonds
• Make 5 and 10
• Mixed Addition and Subtraction

Another great thing about these mystery picture worksheets is that they require absolutely NO PREP! Just Print and GO!

Literacy Mystery Pictures

Many times we think of mystery pictures being on hundreds charts. I wanted to switch things up a bit and include some literacy into these mystery picture activities. Rather than looking for numbers, students will be using the color code to find the answers to these skills that are included:

• Beginning Sounds
• Ending Sounds
• CVC Words
• Beginning Blends
• Letters Match
• Ending Blends
• Sight Words Editable

I promise your students will love these activities. As a matter of fact, I love working on these mystery pictures myself! I think it is so fun and exciting to start with a blank page and by the time I am done, a surprise picture is revealed!

I have had friends and family (adults) wanting to have their own copy while their children work on these mystery pictures because they want to join the suspenseful fun!

Have you tried mystery pictures in your classroom or home? You can grab these activities in a math and literacy bundle.

OR you can grab them separately. Here is a closer look at my math mystery pictures:

Here is a closer look at my literacy mystery picture worksheets:

Save These Activities for Later

Be sure to save these math and literacy mystery picture activities to your favorite Pinterest board so that you can come back anytime for interactive and engaging activities that you can add to your classroom or home!