🦁 Goats, animalsGrade 1Reading: grades 1-2SubtractionAdditionSkip countingPlace valueMissing addends
The Great Clover Heist
A sneaky goat took the Grand Prize Clover from the barn! We must find the goat before dinner.
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 | Favorite Snack | Barnyard Trick | Ear Tag Side | Hoof Color | Scared Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandy | purple plums | bucket tipping | left ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Dixie | crispy apples | bucket tipping | left ear tag | black hooves | clapping hands |
| Goaty | sweet clover | fence jumping | left ear tag | gray hooves | water sprayers |
| Hazel | golden hay | rope chewing | right ear tag | brown hooves | clapping hands |
| Toby | golden hay | bucket tipping | right ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Buster | crunchy carrots | gate unlocking | right ear tag | gray hooves | loud whistles |
| Penny | sweet clover | gate unlocking | right ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Daisy | purple plums | bucket tipping | left ear tag | brown hooves | loud whistles |
| Rusty | purple plums | fence jumping | left ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Otis | crunchy carrots | hay stacking | left ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Willow | sweet clover | bucket tipping | left ear tag | black hooves | loud whistles |
| Billy | crispy apples | bucket tipping | left ear tag | black hooves | water sprayers |
| Buttercup | sweet clover | fence jumping | right ear tag | brown hooves | loud whistles |
| Ziggy | purple plums | rope chewing | left ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Peanut | crunchy carrots | gate unlocking | left ear tag | brown hooves | water sprayers |
| Nanny | crunchy carrots | gate unlocking | right ear tag | brown hooves | loud whistles |
| Snickers | purple plums | rope chewing | right ear tag | gray hooves | loud whistles |
| Zippy | crispy apples | bucket tipping | right ear tag | black hooves | clapping hands |
| Coco | crispy apples | hay stacking | right ear tag | black hooves | water sprayers |
| Pippin | purple plums | fence jumping | right ear tag | black hooves | clapping hands |
| Barnaby | crunchy carrots | bucket tipping | left ear tag | black hooves | clapping hands |
Clue 1
Subtraction
Farmer Dan had ten fresh apples. The sneaky goat ate some. Now there are only four. How many did the goat take?
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
16
7
3
17
5
4
4
19
5
10
18
12
3
6
10
12
T
16
2
7
3
15
1
12
8
3
6
20 - 4 =T
6 - 2 =L
18 - 6 =O
13 - 3 =N
4 - 2 =C
11 - 4 =H
20 - 1 =A
13 - 5 =P
6 - 1 =I
20 - 2 =D
11 - 8 =E
5 - 4 =R
20 - 3 =V
17 - 2 =W
10 - 4 =S
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
We find some footprints in the mud. There are three prints by the gate. There are five prints by the barn. How many prints in total?
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
16
20
14
8
3
18
T
16
20
18
19
18
2
14
17
T
16
14
18
12
T
16
18
8
8 + 8 =T
10 + 7 =F
9 + 3 =R
2 + 6 =G
9 + 5 =E
6 + 13 =S
1 + 1 =L
6 + 12 =A
1 + 2 =O
9 + 11 =H
0/10 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
The farm dog jumps across the stones. She hops by twos. Two, four, six, eight! How many hops did she make?
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
R
130
26
100
30
10
R
130
24
12
70
20
22
21
R
130
30
35
R
130
20
8
21
R
130
30
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150R
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, ___, 25, 30A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14F
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16M
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90W
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30U
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27E
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120N
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45P
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12Y
0/13 letters found
Clue 4
Place value
We count the dry hay straws. Ten straws make one tidy bundle. We have three bundles and five loose straws. How many straws is that?
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
L
81
83
47
70
82
23
87
46
16
52
87
87
47
63
23
65
16
70
73
What number has 8 tens and 1 one?L
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?B
What number has 1 ten and 6 ones?N
What number has 6 tens and 5 ones?I
What number has 4 tens and 6 ones?W
What number has 7 tens and 0 ones?T
What number has 8 tens and 7 ones?O
What number has 4 tens and 7 ones?F
What number has 7 tens and 3 ones?S
What number has 5 tens and 2 ones?H
What number has 2 tens and 3 ones?R
What number has 6 tens and 3 ones?P
What number has 8 tens and 3 ones?E
0/13 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The blue bird wants eight seeds. She only has five seeds in her nest. How many more seeds does she need to find?
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
3 + ___ = 5
9 + ___ = 17
2 + ___ = 6
4 + ___ = 15
8 + ___ = 11
10 + ___ = 20
8 + ___ = 9
1 + ___ = 7
9 + ___ = 18
9 + ___ = 14
2 + ___ = 9
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain crunches on orange carrots, then chews through the thick rope.
2.The villain gobbles up purple plums, then knocks over the water bucket.
3.The villain munchies on some sweet clover, then knocks over the water bucket.
4.The villain crunches on orange carrots, then escapes by unlocking the gate.
5.The villain nibbles on crispy apples, then escapes by unlocking the gate.
6.The villain nibbles on crispy apples, then chews through the thick rope.
7.The villain chews on some golden hay, then knocks over the water bucket.
8.The villain gobbles up purple plums, then leaps right over the high fence.
9.The villain nibbles on crispy apples, then stacks up the heavy hay bales.
10.The villain munchies on some sweet clover, then escapes by unlocking the gate.
11.The villain crunches on orange carrots, then knocks over the water bucket.
12.The villain crunches on orange carrots, then stacks up the heavy hay bales.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Clover Heist
Culprit: Otis (crunchy carrots · hay stacking · left ear tag · brown hooves · water sprayers)
- Clue 1 (Subtraction): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT CHEW ROPES"20 - 4 = 16 (T) · 6 - 2 = 4 (L) · 18 - 6 = 12 (O) · 13 - 3 = 10 (N) · 4 - 2 = 2 (C) · 11 - 4 = 7 (H) · 20 - 1 = 19 (A) · 13 - 5 = 8 (P) · 6 - 1 = 5 (I) · 20 - 2 = 18 (D) · 11 - 8 = 3 (E) · 5 - 4 = 1 (R) · 20 - 3 = 17 (V) · 17 - 2 = 15 (W) · 10 - 4 = 6 (S)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "THE GOAT HAS A LEFT EAR TAG"8 + 8 = 16 (T) · 10 + 7 = 17 (F) · 9 + 3 = 12 (R) · 2 + 6 = 8 (G) · 9 + 5 = 14 (E) · 6 + 13 = 19 (S) · 1 + 1 = 2 (L) · 6 + 12 = 18 (A) · 1 + 2 = 3 (O) · 9 + 11 = 20 (H)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "RUNS FROM WATER SPRAYERS"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 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, ___, 25, 30 = 20 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50 = 30 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (F) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (M) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (W) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (U) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (E) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (N) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (P) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (Y)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "LEFT BROWN HOOF PRINTS"What number has 8 tens and 1 one? = 81 (L) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (B) · What number has 1 ten and 6 ones? = 16 (N) · What number has 6 tens and 5 ones? = 65 (I) · What number has 4 tens and 6 ones? = 46 (W) · What number has 7 tens and 0 ones? = 70 (T) · What number has 8 tens and 7 ones? = 87 (O) · What number has 4 tens and 7 ones? = 47 (F) · What number has 7 tens and 3 ones? = 73 (S) · What number has 5 tens and 2 ones? = 52 (H) · What number has 2 tens and 3 ones? = 23 (R) · What number has 6 tens and 3 ones? = 63 (P) · What number has 8 tens and 3 ones? = 83 (E)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 12) → Otis3 + ___ = 5 = 2 · 9 + ___ = 17 = 8 · 2 + ___ = 6 = 4 · 4 + ___ = 15 = 11 · 8 + ___ = 11 = 3 · 10 + ___ = 20 = 10 · 8 + ___ = 9 = 1 · 1 + ___ = 7 = 6 · 9 + ___ = 18 = 9 · 9 + ___ = 14 = 5 · 2 + ___ = 9 = 7
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 1 math
- Math topics
- Subtraction, Addition, Skip counting, Place value, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Great Clover Heist — set in Green Meadow Farm
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects