🔎 Thanksgiving TurkeyGrade 1Reading: grades 1-2AdditionSubtractionSkip countingPlace valueMissing addends
The Great Thanksgiving Caper
Oh no! A sneaky bird took the Golden Cranberry right before the big feast. Mayor Gobbler needs your help to find the thief and save Thanksgiving!
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 | Turkey Power | Turkey Gear | Footprint | Feather Color | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty | Loud Gobbling | Cranberry Cape | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Cold Wind |
| Pecan | Leaf Hiding | Pumpkin Helmet | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Gibson | Super Wing Flap | Berry Launcher | Right Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Wattle | Fast Strutting | Corncob Bat | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Pip | Acorn Toss | Cranberry Cape | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Cold Wind |
| Henrietta | Acorn Toss | Pumpkin Helmet | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Clover | Loud Gobbling | Cranberry Cape | Right Footed | Gold Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Butterball | Leaf Hiding | Corncob Bat | Right Footed | Gold Feathers | Cold Wind |
| Penelope | Super Wing Flap | Feather Shield | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Pumpkin | Leaf Hiding | Corncob Bat | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Pilgrim | Fast Strutting | Pumpkin Helmet | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Gobbles | Fast Strutting | Berry Launcher | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Acorn | Fast Strutting | Berry Launcher | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Cold Wind |
| Stuffing | Fast Strutting | Cranberry Cape | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Tom | Fast Strutting | Cranberry Cape | Right Footed | Brown Feathers | Stuffing Smell |
| Autumn | Leaf Hiding | Cranberry Cape | Left Footed | Brown Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Snood | Super Wing Flap | Cranberry Cape | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Stuffing Smell |
| Feather | Leaf Hiding | Berry Launcher | Left Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Maple | Super Wing Flap | Corncob Bat | Left Footed | Gold Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Cranberry | Leaf Hiding | Corncob Bat | Right Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
| Gravy | Fast Strutting | Cranberry Cape | Right Footed | Red Feathers | Silly Songs |
Clue 1
Addition
Let us count the extra pies in the kitchen. We add the pumpkin pies and apple pies together to find the 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
13
6
4
T
13
6
10
4
12
20
7
4
18
5
7
T
13
2
4
9
15
9
11
16
3
11
8
10
5
6
4
17
3
4
T
13
10 + 3 =T
3 + 9 =F
6 + 2 =K
7 + 3 =I
10 + 6 =U
2 + 3 =N
7 + 10 =L
2 + 7 =A
1 + 3 =E
2 + 4 =H
8 + 10 =S
5 + 2 =O
6 + 14 =D
1 + 1 =W
5 + 6 =P
1 + 2 =M
10 + 5 =R
0/17 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
A hungry squirrel ate some of our acorns. We had ten acorns but now we have less. Let us subtract to see how many are left.
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
17
12
5
1
4
5
3
7
8
15
2
9
14
1
T
17
5
13
13
5
14
19
2
T
17
12
T
17
12
5
6
5
10
T
17
10
18
18
T
17
19 - 2 =T
13 - 6 =K
19 - 1 =O
5 - 4 =S
16 - 2 =D
6 - 3 =A
20 - 5 =B
20 - 1 =W
15 - 7 =Y
20 - 7 =P
9 - 7 =I
17 - 7 =F
18 - 6 =H
6 - 1 =E
8 - 4 =N
15 - 6 =R
12 - 6 =L
0/17 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
The heavy pumpkins are lined up in neat rows. We can count them fast by skipping by twos.
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
60
36
T
70
60
42
36
30
130
21
12
12
16
T
70
25
T
70
21
12
14
25
42
18
18
28
25
16
12
24
25
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80T
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35S
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18N
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50F
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18D
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42E
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30G
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32Y
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27A
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70H
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___, 21, 24L
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150C
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48I
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Place value
The turkeys are sorting their yellow feathers. We put them into bundles of ten and some single ones.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
W
54
64
22
37
39
61
11
44
64
11
22
64
82
73
57
64
44
78
82
73
73
57
64
78
53
64
61
64
What number has 5 tens and 4 ones?W
What number has 6 tens and 4 ones?E
What number has 5 tens and 7 ones?H
What number has 7 tens and 3 ones?T
What number has 3 tens and 9 ones?U
What number has 4 tens and 4 ones?R
What number has 3 tens and 7 ones?O
What number has 5 tens and 3 ones?C
What number has 1 ten and 1 one?D
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?A
What number has 7 tens and 8 ones?S
What number has 2 tens and 2 ones?F
What number has 6 tens and 1 one?N
0/13 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
Some corn cobs fell out of the harvest wagon. We need eight cobs to fill the box but only have five. How many more do we need.
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 + ___ = 5
10 + ___ = 17
6 + ___ = 9
7 + ___ = 18
7 + ___ = 15
3 + ___ = 15
8 + ___ = 13
10 + ___ = 14
3 + ___ = 12
9 + ___ = 19
4 + ___ = 10
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain hid under a pile of leaves, then fired the berry launcher.
2.The villain strutted past the barn, then swung a corncob bat.
3.The villain flapped its giant wings, then held up a feather shield.
4.The villain flapped its giant wings, then swung a corncob bat.
5.The villain tossed shiny acorns, then swung a corncob bat.
6.The villain flapped its giant wings, then waved a cranberry cape.
7.The villain strutted past the barn, then fired the berry launcher.
8.The villain gobbled very loudly, then put on a pumpkin helmet.
9.The villain hid under a pile of leaves, then put on a pumpkin helmet.
10.The villain gobbled very loudly, then held up a feather shield.
11.The villain flapped its giant wings, then fired the berry launcher.
12.The villain flapped its giant wings, then put on a pumpkin helmet.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Thanksgiving Caper
Culprit: Wattle (Fast Strutting · Corncob Bat · Left Footed · Red Feathers · Silly Songs)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE THIEF DOES NOT WEAR A PUMPKIN HELMET"10 + 3 = 13 (T) · 3 + 9 = 12 (F) · 6 + 2 = 8 (K) · 7 + 3 = 10 (I) · 10 + 6 = 16 (U) · 2 + 3 = 5 (N) · 7 + 10 = 17 (L) · 2 + 7 = 9 (A) · 1 + 3 = 4 (E) · 2 + 4 = 6 (H) · 8 + 10 = 18 (S) · 5 + 2 = 7 (O) · 6 + 14 = 20 (D) · 1 + 1 = 2 (W) · 5 + 6 = 11 (P) · 1 + 2 = 3 (M) · 10 + 5 = 15 (R)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE SNEAKY BIRD STEPPED WITH THE LEFT FOOT"19 - 2 = 17 (T) · 13 - 6 = 7 (K) · 19 - 1 = 18 (O) · 5 - 4 = 1 (S) · 16 - 2 = 14 (D) · 6 - 3 = 3 (A) · 20 - 5 = 15 (B) · 20 - 1 = 19 (W) · 15 - 7 = 8 (Y) · 20 - 7 = 13 (P) · 9 - 7 = 2 (I) · 17 - 7 = 10 (F) · 18 - 6 = 12 (H) · 6 - 1 = 5 (E) · 8 - 4 = 4 (N) · 15 - 6 = 9 (R) · 12 - 6 = 6 (L)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "THE THIEF CANNOT STAND SILLY SONGS"Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (T) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (S) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18 = 12 (N) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50 = 30 (F) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (E) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (G) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (Y) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (A) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70 = 60 (H) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___, 21, 24 = 18 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (C) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (I)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "WE FOUND RED FEATHERS AT THE SCENE"What number has 5 tens and 4 ones? = 54 (W) · What number has 6 tens and 4 ones? = 64 (E) · What number has 5 tens and 7 ones? = 57 (H) · What number has 7 tens and 3 ones? = 73 (T) · What number has 3 tens and 9 ones? = 39 (U) · What number has 4 tens and 4 ones? = 44 (R) · What number has 3 tens and 7 ones? = 37 (O) · What number has 5 tens and 3 ones? = 53 (C) · What number has 1 ten and 1 one? = 11 (D) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (A) · What number has 7 tens and 8 ones? = 78 (S) · What number has 2 tens and 2 ones? = 22 (F) · What number has 6 tens and 1 one? = 61 (N)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 2) → Wattle4 + ___ = 5 = 1 · 10 + ___ = 17 = 7 · 6 + ___ = 9 = 3 · 7 + ___ = 18 = 11 · 7 + ___ = 15 = 8 · 3 + ___ = 15 = 12 · 8 + ___ = 13 = 5 · 10 + ___ = 14 = 4 · 3 + ___ = 12 = 9 · 9 + ___ = 19 = 10 · 4 + ___ = 10 = 6
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 1 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Place value, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Great Thanksgiving Caper — set in The Great Acorn Forest
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects