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Story Detectives
Read short stories, find the clues and crack the case: characters, setting, events and key details.
Grades K–2Clue collecting1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 8 questions. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
Characters, setting, feelings, beginning-middle-end, key details (who, what, where, when, why, how), main topic, central message, pictures and words
Standards
OAS K.2.R.1, 3 · K.3.R.2–3 · 1.2.R.1, 3 · 1.3.R.3–4 · 2.2.R.1, 3 · 2.3.R.3, 6
Common Core: RL.K.1–3 · RI.K.1–2 · RL.1.1–3 · RI.1.2 · RL.2.1–3, 5 · RI.2.2
How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
