A gentle detective mystery built for your youngest readers. In “The Mystery Poet,” someone has been leaving rhyming clues around the classroom — and only by working out word meanings and rhymes will pupils unmask the secret poet.

This is Case File K-03: The Mystery Poet — the third paid K-2 case in the DeskMade Detective Agency series. Designed for ages 5-7 and built to feel like a real (but friendly) case file, with picture support throughout.

HOW IT WORKS: Pupils work through three picture-supported evidence stations, using clues to figure out word meanings and find rhymes. Each correct answer rules out a suspect until just one remains — so the activity is self-checking and confidence-building.

SKILLS COVERED:
• Determining word meaning from context
• Recognising and producing rhyming words
• Building early vocabulary
• Using picture and text clues; early reasoning

WHAT’S INCLUDED:
• Print-and-go student case booklet (PDF) — 3 stations
• Full answer key (PDF) for instant marking
• Editable Google Slides version for digital or projected play

PERFECT FOR: early-years and KS1 reading and phonics centres, guided reading, early finishers, and substitute/cover lessons.

Part of the DeskMade Detective Agency ELA Whodunnit series — classroom-ready mysteries that do the prep for you. Collect all four K-2 cases in the bundle and save.