Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 3–5
- Format: MagiCore Web + Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students read a detective-style story about a missing guitar belonging to major pop star, Amber Dash.
What's Included
- Teacher Introduction
- Mystery Student Letter and Video
- Suspect List
- Clue 1 Story & Questions
- Clue 2 Story & Questions
- Clue 3 Story & Questions
- Clue 4 Story & Questions
- Clue 5 Story & Questions
- Confidential Suspect File and Videos
- 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 missing guitar belonging to major pop star, Amber Dash.







Hannah Y. –
This was a fun activity that I did with my students!
Carla Brunini –
Great resource! I enjoyed how easy it was to use and my students enjoyed it too!
Rock Star Alley –
Fantastic resource! It is well-organized, easy to use, standards-based, and required very little prep. It fit seamlessly into my classroom and saved me planning time. My students were engaged.
Abby A. –
My students loved this!!! They actually wanted to read everything to find out who did it!! Great way to incorporate comp… with fun!
Jennifer S. –
This resource came in handy on our TS theme day. Students had a lot of fun with it.
kimberly B. –
My kids LOVE when they hear they have a virtual field trip or webquest from Magicore! It is so easy to assign in an instant. The kids enjoy the videos. The read aloud option id great for my kids who have accommodations. They cover SO MANY different topics.
Beth C. –
Students have really enjoyed this activity. Has definitely kept them engaged.
The TEACHer Mindset –
I loved using this resource with my tutoring students.
Starr A. –
Loved this resource with my kids! It was so helpful!
Chloe Burgett –
My kids love MagiCore resources, and my Swifties LOVED this one!
Liz Strathman –
This resource was great for my 3rd graders, thank you!
Brittany Baptista –
As a big Taylor Swift fan myself, I enjoyed this activity! My students were very invested and just love a mystery comprehension in general but it was even better when I got to play Taylor Swift songs during it!
Jessica Ruber –
I used this during tutoring with a reluctant student who loves Taylor Swift. She was very engaged and made great inferences!
Taylor F. –
My daughter LOVED this!! She couldn’t wait to get to the next step to figure out the mystery. This was a fun way to practice in the summer. 🙂
Maecy A. –
My students were highly engaged every step of the way. I am so impressed by the detail in the videos as well as the rigor of the reading content!
Amanda N. –
My students enjoyed this. I’ll be using this again.
Mrs. B’s Teaching Boutique –
A great resource! My students really enjoyed this escape room!
PeachyPreschool –
Great resource! Easy to use, well-organized, and my students really enjoyed it. Will definitely use again!
Julie H. –
I’ve purchased lots of resources from MagiCore. This one did not disappoint. My students (especially the Taylor Swift fans) loved this one. Thank you for giving me a very creative way to give my students some reading comprehension with a mystery! It made the end of our mystery unit fun and engaging!
Kennya G. –
Really helpful and interactive resource to use with my scholars! LOVED how easy prep it was!
britni D. –
My students loved this, anything interactive grabs their attention. They don’t even realize they are learning.
The Graceful Teacher –
Love this resource! It’s so helpful and hands on. My students really enjoyed it.
The Dollar Store Teacher –
This is an engaging resource, but was a little misled with the Taylor Swift title!
Ashley A. –
I love this whole series of products. My students were very engaged. I will use this again with future classes.
Glenda Roundtree –
I bought this on a whim because I needed something for my pull out groups to do. I was desperate and tired. We keep getting interrupted from having pull out for testing and other events. The students started this one day, but didn’t finish. They were genuinely disappointed that they wouldn’t be able to work on it the following day.
They are engaged and cooperative and talking about the clues and how to find the answers. This is a great resource. They even asked to do another one.
Dayna W. –
This was a great resource. It was great practice for my students.
Helen McArthur –
I purchased this for an individual student who as working above the level of the other children. It was perfect for her and held her interest with a good amount of challenge. She is an absolute Taylor S fan and thought it was more fun than work.
Jessica Lisi –
My students always love these challenging, engaging webscapes! I love that they can work at their own pace, and that if one answer is incorrect, they must go back and examine all of their answers carefully.
Kim L. –
I have a huge TS fan so when I saw this, I had to grab it! I know she will really enjoy this and not even realize she is working on literacy skills 🙂
Mya Brooks –
I used this with my high reading group. They LOVED it! One of the most engaging products I have used. Students didn’t want to stop when reading was over.
Angela S. –
Students loved solving the mystery and were not upset when I revealed that this actually had them reviewing their reading skills.
Nancy S. –
Some great comprehension learning in a fun way! Students enjoyed working their way through this!
Kaitlyn C. –
My students had a blast completing this activity during our Taylor Swift theme day at the end of the school year.
Mrs Lopinto’s Life –
This is a REALLY COOL resource. Its completely different than anything else I have gotten on TPT. The digital aspect is really neat and engaging for students. Thanks!
Brandi B. –
I have an online student who is obsessed with Taylor Swift. She had so much fun doing this!
Rebecca S. –
This was a great end of year activity after testing was over and such. I had a lot of “Swifties” in my class and they loved the subtle connection.
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Lisa Pena –
My students loved it! Thank you for the time put into an amazing resource. 🙂
Jessica S. –
I absolutely LOVE every escape room created by MagiCore! My students LOVE these so much. I love that stories can be read aloud to ELLs and students with special needs to provide differentiation.
Nicole S. –
Students were engaged in the resource and enjoyed the activity. Just what I was looking for.
NotJustAnotherTeacher –
This is so fun for my class, especially my girls. They all loved the mystery aspect and the format of this activity. thank you
Sharon C. –
Thank you for this teacher-friendly resource. This has helped me plan and organize for my students.
Samantha Allen –
THIS IS SO COOL!!!! I loved this interactive activity and used it on the day we celebrated Taylor day!
Kaitlyn Beall –
I absolutely love this activity! All my students were so engaged and enjoyed completing this activity!
Flip the Classroom –
All Magicore products are AMAZING! These came in super helpful at the end of the year when we needed time fillers too! I like using these at the end of a unit, or when I have a substitute. My kids can easily navigate these on their Chromebooks.
The Simple Side –
This is exactly what I needed in my classroom! Engaging and easy to prep! Thank you so much for a great resource!
Monaliza M. –
It was great, I am glad I purchased this. It added to what I was teaching.
Kristen L. –
My students loved this resource! It was fun and engaging!
Virginia C. –
The students loved using this, however, it was a little more difficult that other webscapes from this seller.
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