Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 3–5
- Format: MagiCore Web + Printable pages
Learning Objective
Students read a detective-style story about a vanishing snowman.
What's Included
- Teacher Introduction
- Mystery Student Letter and Video
- Suspect List
- Clue 1
- Clue 2
- Clue 3
- Clue 4
- Clue 5
- Confidential Suspect File and Videos
- Story Conclusion
- Certificate
- Answer key
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use.
Standards & Skills
Students read a detective-style story about a vanishing snowman.








Melinda H. –
Love these webscapes! They are entertaining & fun for the kids as well as the teacher (all the while kids are practicing and improving their reading skills!)
Grade3withMC –
Can’t wait to use these with my 3rd graders this year!
Cristina L. –
I recently purchased this product, and I must say, it exceeded my expectations! This resource is an absolute gem for educators looking to bring excitement and engagement into their classrooms.
Kimberly J. –
This was such a fun activity! My students really got into the detective part and had a great time doing this.
Trudy B. –
My gifted students loved this activity. It held their attention and challenged them.
Donna C. –
My 6th grade class had a blast with this activity. It was used during academic support and is a great way to reinforce critical thinking skills and reasoning. Used the SVU theme song to start the activity – so much fun!!
Deb R. –
Great resource. It’s a fun and engaging way to practice this skill.
Katherine Voytkiv –
I used this with my hard to motivate 4th and 5th graders. They loved it!
Mrs. B’s Teaching Boutique –
This resource was well organized, engaging, and easy to implement. My students enjoyed the activities, and it aligned perfectly with my instruction. Thank you!
CleverCommonCore –
I used this resource with my early finishers in my gifted ELA classroom.
Erin H. –
Students enjoyed this mystery
Amy C. –
Very engaging and a great addition to the week before winter break!
Your Everyday 3rd Grade teacher –
The students loved this fun end to our mystery unit!
Bailee D. –
My students always loved whodunits! Having a winter-themed one was fantastic.
Kristen L. –
My students loved this detective challenge. They had a blast.
Stefani Bryant –
I love using these escape rooms, especially using the webscape versions! My students are totally engaged!
Ms Wells –
I love to have my students complete breakout activities before and after a long break. They are learning and having fun at the same time. This resource did not disappoint. I did not have to do any modifications before giving it to my students.
Indira W. –
The students had so much fun. It is a great way for students to practice comprehension skills.
Tracie W. –
My kids loved this escape room. It kept them very engaged.
Scott’s Scholars –
This has been a good tech resource to use with my kids during intervention. Thanks!
Fiorela M. –
My students loved this activity and asked for more like it. It engaged them. I had them working in groups on these.
Tamara A. –
This is a great resource. This will be very helpful for my class. Thanks.
NotJustAnotherTeacher –
My students love your reading activity. They are just the right amount of challengening and covers concepts we are working on in class. They are great resources. Thank you
Lauren G. –
Thank you for creating an engaging resource that I was able to share with my class!
Karen Dubie –
What a fun experience for my students! They really enjoyed exploring reading skills to solve the case. I would def. purchase more of these in the future!
Polka Dots and Pencils –
This is a great resource to use in any classroom.
Kerry McQueeney –
This was an engaging resource that my class worked on before winter break. They were so into solving the mystery while also practicing reading skills. Wonderful resource!
Primary With Care –
This was awesome. My students had a great time working through this and were very engaged!
Trendy Teacher –
Students had a lot of fun reading the passages and gathering clues to solve the mystery! Very interactive and provided for good participation.
Dana C. –
This is a great reading comprehension resource for 2nd – 4th grade. You can scaffold the resource to meet the needs of the students. It is a very engaging resource! It was so much fun solving the mystery!
Nannette M. –
Great resource for my high flyers, they found it very engaging and fun.
Lisa Pena –
My students loved it! Thank you for the time put into an amazing resource. 🙂
Ashlynne M. –
My students absolutely loved this activity! I have decided to buy all of them like this!
Susan Teaches –
This was a great resource. My students and I enjoyed it. I can tell a lot of hard work went into creating it and I am greatly appreciative.
Rebecca L. –
My students loved using this resource as a supplemental activity.
Stephanie Plair-Quintanilla –
My students enjoyed the activity and it was very useful for them.
rita F. –
My students loved this resource and asked for more like this!
Ashley C. –
What a fun addition on a cold day to our curriculum.
Angela B. –
The best mystery I have yet purchased. Most of the time it is too difficult for my students. This is wonderfully put together with the reading comprehension, quizzes, videos, and more. They thoroughly enjoyed it.
Crystal F. –
As always, this is yet another amazing and engaging resource that my students love. They are currently in the process of solving the mystery and do not want to stop the lesson to go back to their classroom.
jonathan –
Hi Crystal! This is a new series for us and I’m so happy to hear your students love it. Thank you for taking the time to share. -Jonathan with MagiCore