Grade 2Reading: grades 3-4Place valueAdditionSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Cloud Canopy Heist
Someone has swiped the Golden Wind-Key from the Cloud Keep! Without it, the floating islands will drift away. The Chief Cloud Keeper needs your help to catch the sneaky Sky Bandit before they escape the gusty skies.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Airship Gear | Sky Magic | Steering Hand | Hair Color | Distraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Falcon | Turbo Booster | Zephyr Blast | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Gale Force | Cloud Net | Echo Whistle | Left-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Cloudy Clara | Cloud Net | Mist Cloak | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Sunny Sue | Wind Compass | Mist Cloak | Left-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Captain Barnaby | Turbo Booster | Zephyr Blast | Right-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Oliver Owl | Wind Compass | Echo Whistle | Right-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Amelia Airheart | Glider Wings | Spark Strike | Right-Handed Steerer | Neon Blue Hair | Squeaky Toys |
| Dusty Dan | Cloud Net | Echo Whistle | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Vasco de Cloud | Grappling Hook | Echo Whistle | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Piper Plume | Grappling Hook | Spark Strike | Right-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Windy Wendy | Grappling Hook | Gale Shield | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Penny Pinwheel | Cloud Net | Spark Strike | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Shiny Coins |
| Zack Zephyr | Turbo Booster | Zephyr Blast | Left-Handed Steerer | Neon Blue Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Breezy Bob | Turbo Booster | Echo Whistle | Left-Handed Steerer | Neon Blue Hair | Squeaky Toys |
| Sailor Sally | Wind Compass | Mist Cloak | Left-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Squeaky Toys |
| Marco Polo | Wind Compass | Echo Whistle | Right-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Squeaky Toys |
| Stormy Sam | Turbo Booster | Gale Shield | Left-Handed Steerer | Neon Blue Hair | Squeaky Toys |
| Brooke Breeze | Wind Compass | Gale Shield | Left-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Hazel Hawk | Turbo Booster | Zephyr Blast | Right-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Jet Jax | Turbo Booster | Gale Shield | Right-Handed Steerer | Bright Pink Hair | Fresh Donuts |
| Cody Condor | Grappling Hook | Spark Strike | Right-Handed Steerer | Sunny Yellow Hair | Squeaky Toys |
Clue 1
Place value
To unlock the first secret diary, we need to read a broken sky-radar. The buttons are scrambled by ones, tens, and hundreds!
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
32
25
67
56
11
95
91
81
T
32
91
22
67
40
95
22
T
32
70
40
67
52
11
88
67
40
25
81
67
88
91
What number has 3 tens and 2 ones?T
What number has 1 ten and 1 one?A
What number has 8 tens and 8 ones?L
What number has 2 tens and 2 ones?O
What number has 4 tens and 0 ones?S
What number has 5 tens and 2 ones?G
What number has 2 tens and 5 ones?H
What number has 8 tens and 1 one?I
What number has 6 tens and 7 ones?E
What number has 5 tens and 6 ones?B
What number has 9 tens and 5 ones?N
What number has 9 tens and 1 one?D
What number has 7 tens and 0 ones?U
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
We found a pile of dropped cloud-crystals! If we add the blue crystals to the green crystals, we will know which way the bandit fled.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
70
52
80
60
80
43
T
70
52
97
71
94
80
94
28
T
70
80
80
26
80
26
60
80
43
T
70
97
38
97
26
31
38 + 32 =T
8 + 18 =R
53 + 41 =D
20 + 11 =K
38 + 59 =A
42 + 38 =E
18 + 34 =H
39 + 32 =N
18 + 20 =M
20 + 40 =L
12 + 31 =F
14 + 14 =S
0/12 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
Our airship's balloon is leaking helium! We must subtract the lost fuel from our total to see if we can still reach the next island.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
61
23
54
19
22
24
73
85
T
61
82
42
89
54
75
75
23
85
24
35
39
42
85
24
75
82 - 21 =T
31 - 12 =B
100 - 15 =I
52 - 10 =O
51 - 29 =A
93 - 20 =D
24 - 1 =H
68 - 14 =E
54 - 30 =N
83 - 1 =L
103 - 28 =S
57 - 18 =C
119 - 30 =V
67 - 32 =Y
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
To cross the rickety rope bridge safely, we have to step only on the planks numbered by skip-counting by fives.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
110
28
26
42
10
30
28
T
110
10
22
30
27
39
22
15
10
130
14
42
21
130
10
30
28
T
110
90
10
22
140
28
24
10
130
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130T
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160K
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14I
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32H
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150R
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45O
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33C
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50G
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21F
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48S
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110P
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26N
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27B
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30A
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18M
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The gear locker is half-empty. We know how many sky-maps we had, so we must find out how many are missing to get the clues.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
4 + ___ = 16
8 + ___ = 19
3 + ___ = 9
5 + ___ = 6
9 + ___ = 13
2 + ___ = 7
3 + ___ = 10
2 + ___ = 12
3 + ___ = 6
5 + ___ = 14
2 + ___ = 4
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain zips past the guard towers, then drops a map of the secret cove.
2.The villain scoops up the shiny wind crystals, then vanishes into a puffy cloud.
3.The villain flies the glider through the fog, then zooms away on a jetstream.
4.The villain zips past the guard towers, then vanishes into a puffy cloud.
5.The villain zips past the guard towers, then leaves behind a trail of sparkles.
6.The villain scoops up the shiny wind crystals, then laughs in a high-pitched voice.
7.The villain swings across the main sail, then vanishes into a puffy cloud.
8.The villain scoops up the shiny wind crystals, then drops a map of the secret cove.
9.The villain drops a smoke bomb on the deck, then vanishes into a puffy cloud.
10.The villain flies the glider through the fog, then vanishes into a puffy cloud.
11.The villain flies the glider through the fog, then drops a map of the secret cove.
12.The villain scoops up the shiny wind crystals, then zooms away on a jetstream.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Cloud Canopy Heist
Culprit: Dusty Dan (Cloud Net · Echo Whistle · Left-Handed Steerer · Bright Pink Hair · Shiny Coins)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE BANDIT DOES NOT USE GALE SHIELD"What number has 3 tens and 2 ones? = 32 (T) · What number has 1 ten and 1 one? = 11 (A) · What number has 8 tens and 8 ones? = 88 (L) · What number has 2 tens and 2 ones? = 22 (O) · What number has 4 tens and 0 ones? = 40 (S) · What number has 5 tens and 2 ones? = 52 (G) · What number has 2 tens and 5 ones? = 25 (H) · What number has 8 tens and 1 one? = 81 (I) · What number has 6 tens and 7 ones? = 67 (E) · What number has 5 tens and 6 ones? = 56 (B) · What number has 9 tens and 5 ones? = 95 (N) · What number has 9 tens and 1 one? = 91 (D) · What number has 7 tens and 0 ones? = 70 (U)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "THE LEFT HANDED STEERER LEFT A MARK"38 + 32 = 70 (T) · 8 + 18 = 26 (R) · 53 + 41 = 94 (D) · 20 + 11 = 31 (K) · 38 + 59 = 97 (A) · 42 + 38 = 80 (E) · 18 + 34 = 52 (H) · 39 + 32 = 71 (N) · 18 + 20 = 38 (M) · 20 + 40 = 60 (L) · 12 + 31 = 43 (F) · 14 + 14 = 28 (S)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "THE BANDIT LOVES SHINY COINS"82 - 21 = 61 (T) · 31 - 12 = 19 (B) · 100 - 15 = 85 (I) · 52 - 10 = 42 (O) · 51 - 29 = 22 (A) · 93 - 20 = 73 (D) · 24 - 1 = 23 (H) · 68 - 14 = 54 (E) · 54 - 30 = 24 (N) · 83 - 1 = 82 (L) · 103 - 28 = 75 (S) · 57 - 18 = 39 (C) · 119 - 30 = 89 (V) · 67 - 32 = 35 (Y)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "THE SIGHTING CONFIRMS BRIGHT PINK HAIR"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (T) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (K) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (H) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (R) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (O) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (C) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50 = 30 (G) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, 18, 21 = 15 (F) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (S) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (P) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (N) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (B) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (A) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (M)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 8) → Dusty Dan4 + ___ = 16 = 12 · 8 + ___ = 19 = 11 · 3 + ___ = 9 = 6 · 5 + ___ = 6 = 1 · 9 + ___ = 13 = 4 · 2 + ___ = 7 = 5 · 3 + ___ = 10 = 7 · 2 + ___ = 12 = 10 · 3 + ___ = 6 = 3 · 5 + ___ = 14 = 9 · 2 + ___ = 4 = 2
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Cloud Canopy Heist — set in The Cloud Kingdom
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects