A data-detective mystery for your youngest mathematicians. In “The Faked Chart,” someone has tampered with the classroom graph — and only careful counting and data reading will expose who faked the numbers.

Across five evidence stations, students (ages 5-7) solve measurement and data problems. Each correct answer rules out a suspect, a place, or a clue, until just one culprit remains. It’s a self-checking escape-room feel with the rigour of a full problem set — perfect for review, centres, early finishers, or a sub day.

SKILLS COVERED (Measurement & Data):
• Reading and interpreting picture graphs and bar graphs
• Counting and comparing data
• Organising objects into categories
• Solving simple put-together and compare problems with data
• Logical reasoning and deduction

WHAT’S INCLUDED:
• Print-and-go student booklet (PDF) — 5 stations
• Full answer key (PDF) for instant marking
• Editable Google Slides version for digital or projected play

HOW TO USE: Print the booklet or share the Slides. Pupils work solo, in pairs, or in small teams, solving each station and crossing suspects off the board until they crack the case. The answer key makes it fully self-checking.

PERFECT FOR: maths centres, review and revision, early finishers, enrichment, substitute/cover lessons, and end-of-unit fun.

Part of the DeskMade Math Whodunnit series — classroom-ready mysteries that do the prep for you. Buy the K-2 bundle to collect all four cases and save.