End of Year ELA Scoot Mystery Activity – Reading Comprehension Game for Grades 3–5

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Looking for a fun and effective way to review reading skills at the end of the school year? This end-of-year ELA Scoot-style mystery game is perfect for keeping 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students engaged while revisiting key concepts.

In The Case of the Missing Genre, students become reading detectives. As they move around the classroom solving ELA task card clues, they uncover which genre has mysteriously vanished from the library.

This interactive mystery reviews essential reading skills:

• Theme

• Figurative language

• Text structure

• Genre identification

• Reading comprehension and critical thinking

As students solve each card, they eliminate suspects until the case is cracked!

What’s Included:

• Reading mystery task cards focused on ELA review

• Student recording sheet for suspect elimination and answers

• Complete answer key

Perfect for Scoot games, literacy centers, early finishers, or a low-prep end-of-year ELA review.

Make your final weeks of school both fun and meaningful with this print-and-go reading activity!

Thank you

Kiwiland Education