Mysteries Reading Unit AND Reader's Theatre Mystery Script too!
🕵️♀️ Mystery Unit | Mystery Book Clubs, Genre Study & Reader’s Workshop Activities
Bring the excitement of a real mystery investigation into your reading block!
This BEST-SELLING 15-page unit is perfect for mystery book clubs, independent reading, or paired text studies and aligns beautifully with a Reader’s Workshop mystery genre unit.
Students will explore mystery vocabulary, genre characteristics, character traits, and inference skills while collaborating, questioning, and solving puzzles just like real detectives.
✨ What’s Included
✔️ Mystery Genre Anchor Charts – Key characteristics & clues to identify mysteries
✔️ Mystery Vocabulary List & Activities – Essential terms with engaging practice
✔️ Character Traits & Inference Sheets – Analyze suspects, motives, and character development
✔️ Genre Graphic Organizers – Track clues, red herrings, and plot twists
✔️ Reader’s Theatre Mystery Script – A fully written sample play to model how students can write and perform their own mystery
✔️ Mini-Lesson Support – Perfect for small groups or whole-class Reader’s Workshop lessons
✔️ Independent & Partner Reading Activities – Flexible for book clubs or single-title studies
💡 Perfect For
- Mystery Book Clubs or Literature Circles
- Independent or Paired Reading
- Reader’s Workshop Genre Studies
- Writing extension: Students create and perform their own mystery scripts!
⭐ Teacher Tip: Use the included Reader’s Theatre script as a fun kickoff or culminating activity to boost engagement and inspire student writing.
🔎 Turn your students into detectives as they learn to identify clues, make inferences, and solve the case—while mastering key reading skills!
