Solving the never-ending mysteries of Mulberry Springs
"Mystery League" is a new live-action series that teaches kids in kindergarten through second grades about friendship and community. This series features three fifth-grade detectives - Millie, Mike and Marta - as they solve the never-ending mysteries of the fictional small Arkansas town of Mulberry Springs. Each episode features relevant storylines that encourage Arkansas kids to problem solve and build relationships.
Learning Resources
In each episode of "Mystery League," our young detectives learn lessons in civics, economics, leadership, and serving your community. Click below for K-2 learning resources for schools, after-school programs, and homeschool activities.
Kindergarten Activities
- Discovering Puerto Rico
- Exploring My Culture
- Artifacts - Then and Now
- Trash Bash
- Community Care - Lose the Litter & Recycle!
- Farm to Plate - Follow that Food!
- Goods and Services
- Inferencing Detectives
- Understanding Rules
- Be a Helpful Hero
- Community Helper News Reporter
- Community Leaders
- My Dream Career
- Historian Super Sleuth
- All About Symbols
1st Grade Activities
- Discovering Puerto Rico
- Artifacts - Then and Now
- Time Capsule - A Gift from the Past to the Future
- Let's Talk About Telephone History
- Trash Bash
- Trash Tally
- Community Care - Lose the Litter & Recycle!
- Farm to Plate - Follow that Food!
- Inferencing Detectives
- Consensus Builders
- Be a Helpful Hero
- Community Helper News Reporter
- Community Leaders
- My Dream Career
- Historian Super Sleuth
- All About Symbols
- Colors Are Symbols, Too!
2nd Grade Activities
- Discovering Puerto Rico
- Artifacts - Then and Now
- Time Capsule - A Gift from the Past to the Future
- Let's Talk About Telephone History
- Write a Letter to Your Future Self
- Let's Research: Improve Cellphones for Kids
- Farm to Plate - Follow that Food!
- Inferencing Detectives
- Consensus Builders
- Community Helper News Reporter
- My Dream Career
- Historian Super Sleuth
- All About Symbols
- Colors Are Symbols, Too!
TEACHER RESOURCE
Standards Alignment Map
Online Games
Time Capsule
Can you pair up objects from the past and present? Play through four different levels: City Street, School Classroom, Library, and Home. Each time you complete a level, you will help the Dancing Detective. Complete all levels and unlock a special Dancing Detective video!
Mystery Match
To play, just flip two cards and try to find two that look the same. If you find a pair, those cards disappear! If they don't match, they’ll flip back over. Try to remember where the pictures are so you can find all the pairs. As you get better, you learn about where our food comes from.
Music Detective
Calling all Music Detectives! Use your detective skills to explore musical instruments from all over the world! Play through different levels: Explorer = Discover unique instruments from all over the world!; Free Play = Play all the instruments you’ve learned about.; and Music Memory = Sharpen your listening skills! Can you identify the instrument playing just by the sound?
"The Messy Garden Mystery" Book - Now Available!
Follow Otto the Otter (the Keep Arkansas Beautiful mascot), and his new friend Marta in a literary adventure aimed at fostering litter prevention, education, recycling and community beautification for students ages pre-K through elementary across Arkansas. For those eager to embark on Otto’s “The Messy Garden Mystery” adventure, free copies of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful storybook can be ordered here.