The Great Toy Room Mystery
Oh no! Someone hid the super-duper golden block in the playroom! Spidey needs your help to find out who did it so we can finish building our big tower.
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
| Name | Spidey Gear | Super Gadget | Favorite Hand | Hero Mask Color | Toy Distraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto | Glider Wings | Bouncy Ball | Right Handed | Neon Green Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Steve | Glider Wings | Bubble Blaster | Left Handed | Neon Green Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Kamala | Web Shooter | Flashlight Badge | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Gwen | Spider Drone | Laser Pointer | Left Handed | Bright Red Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Anya | Sticky Gloves | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Tchalla | Web Shooter | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Neon Green Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Bruce | Sticky Gloves | Flashlight Badge | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Rhino | Sticky Gloves | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Clint | Web Shooter | Flashlight Badge | Right Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Tony | Climbing Boots | Bouncy Ball | Right Handed | Bright Red Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Aunt May | Spider Drone | Laser Pointer | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Felicia | Glider Wings | Laser Pointer | Right Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Shiny Cooper Toy |
| Peter | Climbing Boots | Flashlight Badge | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Gobby | Web Shooter | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Sam | Spider Drone | Laser Pointer | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Miles | Spider Drone | Flashlight Badge | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Shiny Cooper Toy |
| Bucky | Glider Wings | Glow Sticker | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Squeaky Duck |
| Electro | Spider Drone | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Deep Blue Mask | Shiny Cooper Toy |
| Loki | Glider Wings | Laser Pointer | Left Handed | Bright Red Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
| Nat | Sticky Gloves | Flashlight Badge | Left Handed | Neon Green Mask | Shiny Cooper Toy |
| Shuri | Spider Drone | Bouncy Ball | Left Handed | Bright Red Mask | Plush Teddy Bear |
Addition
Spin and Ghosty are counting up their super web badges. Let us add them all together to unlock our very first clue.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Subtraction
Oh look! Some toy cars fell off the ramp. If we subtract the missing ones, we will get the secret number for clue two.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Skip counting
We see a line of spider bots. Let us skip count their tiny boots by twos to find the next cool lead.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Place value
Look at the star stickers! Count the big bundles of ten and the extra ones to see what place value tells us.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Missing addends — the last clue
We need ten red blocks to finish the bridge, but we only have some. Let us find the missing number to get the last clue.
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!
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Toy Room Mystery
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE SNEAKY SNATCHER HAS NO GLOW STICKER"2 + 2 = 4 (T) · 6 + 3 = 9 (Y) · 4 + 11 = 15 (W) · 1 + 2 = 3 (S) · 9 + 4 = 13 (H) · 6 + 6 = 12 (K) · 12 + 8 = 20 (A) · 6 + 13 = 19 (N) · 1 + 1 = 2 (O) · 10 + 4 = 14 (I) · 12 + 4 = 16 (R) · 10 + 8 = 18 (L) · 3 + 2 = 5 (G) · 8 + 3 = 11 (E) · 4 + 4 = 8 (C)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE SNEAKY FOE USES THEIR LEFT HAND"19 - 1 = 18 (T) · 16 - 7 = 9 (U) · 10 - 4 = 6 (H) · 17 - 2 = 15 (N) · 11 - 6 = 5 (R) · 6 - 3 = 3 (E) · 7 - 3 = 4 (K) · 14 - 3 = 11 (O) · 12 - 5 = 7 (S) · 20 - 1 = 19 (L) · 17 - 3 = 14 (D) · 15 - 7 = 8 (F) · 14 - 1 = 13 (A) · 18 - 6 = 12 (I) · 15 - 5 = 10 (Y)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "THE SNEAKY FOE LOVES THE SQUEAKY DUCK"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (T) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___, 21, 24 = 18 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (Q) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (E) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (V) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (F) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (S) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (N) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (L) · 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, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (C) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, ___, 70, 80 = 60 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (K) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (Y) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, 60, 70 = 50 (A)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "THE SNEAKY SQUIRT HAS A DEEP BLUE MASK"What number has 3 tens and 3 ones? = 33 (T) · What number has 5 tens and 6 ones? = 56 (K) · What number has 6 tens and 5 ones? = 65 (P) · What number has 1 ten and 8 ones? = 18 (N) · What number has 1 ten and 6 ones? = 16 (M) · What number has 2 tens and 9 ones? = 29 (R) · What number has 9 tens and 5 ones? = 95 (H) · What number has 7 tens and 9 ones? = 79 (A) · What number has 8 tens and 0 ones? = 80 (B) · What number has 7 tens and 7 ones? = 77 (E) · What number has 5 tens and 8 ones? = 58 (L) · What number has 9 tens and 6 ones? = 96 (D) · What number has 3 tens and 7 ones? = 37 (I) · What number has 9 tens and 0 ones? = 90 (S) · What number has 6 tens and 2 ones? = 62 (U) · What number has 7 tens and 4 ones? = 74 (Q) · What number has 1 ten and 9 ones? = 19 (Y)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 7) → Anya8 + ___ = 13 = 5 · 1 + ___ = 13 = 12 · 8 + ___ = 12 = 4 · 4 + ___ = 15 = 11 · 6 + ___ = 8 = 2 · 6 + ___ = 15 = 9 · 3 + ___ = 4 = 1 · 1 + ___ = 11 = 10 · 5 + ___ = 11 = 6 · 7 + ___ = 10 = 3 · 1 + ___ = 9 = 8
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 Toy Room Mystery — set in Web-Quarters Playroom
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects
