The Great Yeti Hunt
The Great Yeti Hunt: A Winter Mystery Game
Looking for a winter activity your middle school students will actually get excited about? Skip the worksheets and predictable holiday activities.
Welcome to The Great Yeti Hunt—an immersive winter mystery game where students work together to uncover the hidden Yetis before Frost Hollow Village disappears beneath the ice! Designed specifically for middle school, this highly engaging social deduction game builds communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and classroom community while keeping every student invested from beginning to end.
What Is The Great Yeti Hunt?
The annual Winter Festival has arrived in Frost Hollow Village.
Lanterns glow.
Snowpeople celebrate.
Peppermint cocoa fills the air.
Everything seems perfect...
Until the Yetis arrive.
By day, the Yetis blend in with the other snowpeople, laughing, celebrating, and hiding in plain sight.
But when darkness falls...
They secretly freeze innocent villagers one by one.
Fortunately, the village isn't defenseless.
The Doctor uses ancient winter magic to protect villagers from the Yetis' icy attacks, while the Sheriff searches for clues to uncover who is hiding behind an innocent snowperson smile.
Can your class uncover every Yeti before Frost Hollow Village is lost forever?
How It Works:
The Great Yeti Hunt is a whole-class social deduction game designed to build classroom community through storytelling, teamwork, strategy, and discussion.
1. Assign Roles
Choose 2–3 Yetis (depending on class size), 1 Doctor, 1 Sheriff, and everyone else becomes a Snowperson.
2. Follow the Story
Project the digital slides for directions and guide students through each round using the included five-night narration scripts as the mystery unfolds.
3. Investigate & Discuss
Students analyze clues, defend themselves, share suspicions, and vote to discover the hidden Yetis before the Yetis outnumber the remaining Snowpeople.
4. Build Community
As students play, they naturally practice communication, collaboration, problem-solving, perspective-taking, and respectful discussion, all while having an unforgettable classroom experience.
Why Teachers Love It
✔ No prep—just assign roles and play
✔ A unique winter alternative to traditional classroom games
✔ Builds classroom community through collaboration
✔ Encourages communication and critical thinking
✔ Promotes respectful discussion and debate
✔ Keeps every student actively engaged
✔ Works with small or large classes
✔ Includes 2 complete five-night storylines for replayability
Students will be asking...
"Can we play again?"
Students Practice
✔ Communication
✔ Critical Thinking
✔ Collaboration
✔ Problem Solving
✔ Perspective Taking
✔ Active Listening
✔ Observation Skills
✔ Social Awareness
✔ Decision Making
✔ Respectful Discussion
What's Included (Non-Editable Google Slides)
✔ Complete immersive winter mystery game
✔ 2 different five-night storylines with teacher narration scripts
✔ Role explanation slides
✔ Teacher directions and setup guide
✔ Teacher tips for smooth gameplay
All you need is a standard deck of cards to assign the roles!
Recommended Class Size
👥 Best with 15–35 players
❄️ 2 Yetis for classes up to 24 students
❄️❄️❄️ 3 Yetis for classes of 25–35 students
Larger groups can add a fourth Yeti or split into two games.
Perfect For:
Grades 5–9
Middle School Advisory
SEL Lessons
Winter Classroom Activities
Holiday Classroom Games
Homeroom
Morning Meeting
Team Building
School Counseling
Indoor Recess
Classroom Community
Relationship Building
Character Education
The Real Magic
The Great Yeti Hunt isn't just a game.
It's a shared classroom adventure.
Students work together.
Question one another.
Defend themselves.
Solve problems.
Think critically.
Celebrate victories.
And most importantly...
They build the trust, communication, and relationships that strengthen classroom community long after the Winter Festival is over.