I don’t know about you, but I love teaching fairytales in my classroom. And one of my favorite things to do is a fairytale classroom crime scene. If you’ve been here a little while, you’ve probably seen the crime scenes that I do each month with my students. My students LOVE how hands-on and interactive the crime scenes are, and I do one a month with them, usually linked to a theme or holiday.
For May, I like to have a fairytale week in the classroom. And what better theme for a crime scene? So our crime scene for May is..
Who Poisoned the Princess?
Please note: These crime scenes comes in both spelling options (colour/color, favourite/favorite)
STUDENT OBJECTIVE:
Use the clues provided to investigate who poisoned the princess.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED / CLUES TO SOLVE
TASTE
Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Toast) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it.
SMELL
Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Pepper) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this.
EYE WITNESS REPORTS
Students need to read the 4 eye witness reports and pull important information from them. They then need to see if any of this information matches any of the suspects in the line up.
MATCHING FINGERPRINTS
Fingerprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the fingerprints and try and match them to the suspects footprints.
CLUE BOOK
Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has poisoned the princess.
WANTED POSTER
Once students have decided who they think the criminal is – they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead.
Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works.
Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to toast and pepper for students to taste/smell.
Have you tried crime scenes with your students? What do you think about our fairytale classroom crime scene? Let me know in the comments below.
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