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Teresa Kwant

Cracking the Classroom Code™ 5th Grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Rated 4.99 out of 5 based on 88 customer ratings
(89 customer reviews)

$5.00

Will your class escape in time? Uh oh! Your students are stuck on Mars! Their satellite is broken, and they must fix it to communicate with Earth and return home. This is a review game for the math concepts taught in 5th grade under the domain of operations and algebraic thinking. It can be played in small groups, or as a whole class. If your class has never played an escape game before, I suggest playing as a whole class for the first time.

Category: Math Tag: 5th Grade
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Will your class escape in time? Uh oh! Your students are stuck on Mars! Their satellite is broken, and they must fix it to communicate with Earth and return home. This is a review game for the math concepts taught in 5th grade under the domain of operations and algebraic thinking. It can be played in small groups, or as a whole class. If your class has never played an escape game before, I suggest playing as a whole class for the first time.

**Versions with and without QR codes included

This is an interactive game where the students are timed. Students try and solve clues and math problems to breakout and escape the classroom.You, the teacher, can decide how much time your students have to complete the task. I will suggest 45 minutes, but it is up to your discretion. You can project a timer for your class, or put one somewhere for all the students to see, so they can keep track of how much time they have left to complete their task.

This is similar to a scavenger hunt where students will be moving around the room, looking for clues to unlock their envelopes (I have included riddles and suggestions on where to hide each clue). To unlock their envelopes, students will need to solve math problems. A paper is provided so students can show their work for each problem. For many of the questions, students must have an answer that matches one on an envelope. If the answers do not match, they can’t open or “unlock” the envelope, and must rework the problem.

*Everything is included, however teachers must provide their own envelopes.

I give step by step instructions on how to set up the game, including pictures! This is sure to capture the attention of your students.

Topics covered in this game include:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
*Using parentheses and brackets in expressiosn, and evaluating expressions with these symbols.
*Writing and reading simple expressions that record calculations with numbers.
*Generating two numerical patterns using two given rules.
*Forming ordered pairs from two patterns, and graphing the ordered pairs.

89 reviews for Cracking the Classroom Code™ 5th Grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking

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  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Naomi M. – August 23, 2018

    GREAT

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    MrsCoutlee – August 2, 2018

    My class loved this!

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melissa A. – August 1, 2018

    My students loved this!

  4. Rated 5 out of 5

    Ashley P. – July 27, 2018

    Super awesome resource, so much fun for the kiddos!

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jamie K. – July 25, 2018

    I can’t wait to try this!

  6. Rated 5 out of 5

    Krista D. – July 9, 2018

    Awesome product!

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    Russell K. – June 30, 2018

    Fun game!

  8. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – June 24, 2018

    Excellent and fun activity!

  9. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – June 21, 2018

    Students enjoyed.

  10. Rated 5 out of 5

    ANGEL Y. – June 19, 2018

    This activity was very fun and interactive! I love the QR code! I gave an iPad to each group of student, and all of them enjoyed it. Thank you!

  11. Rated 4 out of 5

    Janine May – June 10, 2018

    I was looking for something quick to use and soon realized this would take a little more work. It could be because it is the end of the school year but there were some instructions that seemed more complicated then they needed to be. I did not end up using this resource at the end of the year, but am excited to work on it over the summer and have it ready to go fro next year. Content looks great!

  12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Dana P. – June 6, 2018

    An easy and fun way to do an escape room!

  13. Rated 5 out of 5

    STACEY ORMSBY – June 4, 2018

    Love these crack the code resources – my kids are enthralled.

  14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Shana P. – June 3, 2018

    So much fun! Thank you!

  15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Angela M. – May 25, 2018

    My kids loved these!

  16. Rated 5 out of 5

    Teach Grow Inspire – May 16, 2018

    This was perfect! Thanks

  17. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lindsey G. – May 8, 2018

    These are a great activity to review a topic and engage the students. I have 90 minutes blocks and these typically take more than a day to get done.

  18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Amy R. – May 3, 2018

    Can’t wait to try this out. Thanks!

  19. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – April 24, 2018

    My kids had SO much fun! Really got them working together and using their math language!!

  20. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jessica C. – April 18, 2018

    love

  21. Rated 5 out of 5

    Karis H. – April 15, 2018

    Thankful to have to review Math skills

  22. Rated 5 out of 5

    Julie B. – April 7, 2018

    Challenging but fun!!

  23. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sandra Baire – April 5, 2018

    Loved this Escape the Classroom product. My students were able to work together to solve each clue. And they had fun doing it!!!

  24. Rated 5 out of 5

    Alisha R. – April 4, 2018

    good

  25. Rated 5 out of 5

    Michelle S. – April 1, 2018

    Exactly what I was looking for to practice skills taught. Thank you for an awesome product!

  26. Rated 5 out of 5

    Crystal A. – March 26, 2018

    My students love trying to crack the codes! I like that it challenges the students to work together and solve the puzzles without being guided by the teacher.

  27. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sharon C. – March 18, 2018

    It really helped my students and it was fun.

  28. Rated 5 out of 5

    Katherine Lum – March 15, 2018

    Fun activity to do with the kids. Thank you!

  29. Rated 5 out of 5

    Live Learn Lovett – March 14, 2018

    So much fun for an end of year review!

  30. Rated 5 out of 5

    Michelle W. – March 12, 2018

    Thanks for sharing! Excellent resource!

  31. Rated 5 out of 5

    WBC – March 6, 2018

    Thank you!

  32. Rated 5 out of 5

    I love Gifted – March 5, 2018

    My students loved it!

  33. Rated 5 out of 5

    Brittany S. – February 25, 2018

    My students had so much fun with this.

  34. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rachael Kimmel – February 22, 2018

    This is was very challenging, but very fun!

  35. Rated 5 out of 5

    Deborah W. – February 16, 2018

    I love it. Like the already QR codes. Makes my classroom look tech smart.

  36. Rated 4 out of 5

    Tara C. – February 8, 2018

    I’m very excited to try this with my students this week. This time of year, we all get a bit bored and I’m constantly looking for something to encourage them to do the math yet in an interesting way. As I got my materials together to make this game, it all made sense. It’s a very thorough tutorial on putting it together. But I would recommend have all your materials sitting there before you try to figure it out.

  37. Rated 4 out of 5

    Stephanie O. – February 8, 2018

    The students loved doing this activity, however, the teacher set up was a little hard to understand.

  38. Rated 5 out of 5

    Denise W. – January 25, 2018

    Challenging for my 5th graders but fun!

  39. Rated 5 out of 5

    Whitney S. – January 19, 2018

    It’s hard to find fun resources for this topic at a 5th grade level. Thank you!

  40. Rated 5 out of 5

    Cynthia C. – January 18, 2018

    My class loves these! Thanks!

  41. Rated 5 out of 5

    Cassie A E. – December 17, 2017

    the kids loved it!

  42. Rated 5 out of 5

    mrshalasowski – December 12, 2017

    Looks like fun! Thanks.

  43. Rated 5 out of 5

    Elyssa G. – December 4, 2017

    I can not wait to do this with my students! They loved the Solar System one, so this one should be even better

  44. Rated 5 out of 5

    Linkadoodles – November 28, 2017

    So much fun!

  45. Rated 5 out of 5

    Mary Mueller – November 26, 2017

    WOW! What an incredible resource, my 5th graders LOVED this!! 🙂

  46. Rated 5 out of 5

    CG Designs – November 5, 2017

    Love your escapes. Already did the fourth grade review one with my fifth graders two months ago and they went wild!!

  47. Rated 5 out of 5

    Amy B. – November 5, 2017

    You can’t go wrong! I am using this with my 4th grade GT math group. They love it and keep asking for more!

  48. Rated 5 out of 5

    Front of the Class – October 31, 2017

    Thanks

  49. Rated 5 out of 5

    Donna T. – October 29, 2017

    Great resource!

  50. Rated 5 out of 5

    Gretchen Gault – October 9, 2017

    My students love to solve any type of mysteries…especially escape rooms! Thank you

  51. Rated 5 out of 5

    Love Learning – October 3, 2017

    Thank you! This is a very thorough resource!

  52. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melissa L. – September 26, 2017

    This would be a great project mid year as my students struggled with it during our solar system unit. Also do plan a few hours to set up everything with envelopes and understanding the directions. I am sure setting up a second one might not take as long however I do recommend printing it in color that too could also save some time!

  53. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kyndra Lunderman – September 20, 2017

    Fun product! Kids loved it!

  54. Rated 4 out of 5

    Melissa M. – September 17, 2017

    My students loved this and it was the perfect way to wrap up our chapter on algebraic equations. There is a significant amount of prep to set this up, but the student engagement makes it worth it.

  55. Rated 5 out of 5

    Valarie R. – September 12, 2017

    Great product!!!

  56. Rated 4 out of 5

    Brian W. – September 10, 2017

    Students look forward to this activity!

  57. Rated 5 out of 5

    Janette M. – September 2, 2017

    Thanks for this product!

  58. Rated 5 out of 5

    Becky J. – August 20, 2017

    Great!

  59. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jennifer B. – August 6, 2017

    Great resource, thanks!

  60. Rated 5 out of 5

    Diane B. – August 2, 2017

    Teresa another awesome product! This is such an excellent way to review operations and Algebraic thinking. My students will love this! Thanks!

  61. Rated 5 out of 5

    Ashley A. – August 2, 2017

    Love it!

  62. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jeanne Anderson – August 1, 2017

    looks amazing! Can’t wait to use it in my classroom this year!

  63. Rated 5 out of 5

    Teaching With Tallent – August 1, 2017

    My kids were so obsessed with this activity, I HAD to buy more!

  64. Rated 5 out of 5

    Science Smart – July 26, 2017

    My students enjoyed this! Thank you!

  65. Rated 5 out of 5

    Deena C. – July 25, 2017

    ty

  66. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sunrise Science – July 19, 2017

    Your directions for putting this together are great. I’m so excited to try this out with my students!

  67. Rated 5 out of 5

    Alexandra S. – July 9, 2017

    Great product. Thank you!

  68. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melinda Ready – July 9, 2017

    I can’t wait to use this!

  69. Rated 5 out of 5

    Janell H. – July 6, 2017

    I am collecting resources for this coming school year. I have not taught Math for 3 years so am looking forward to trying out this resource!

  70. Rated 5 out of 5

    4th Grade Cupcakes – July 5, 2017

    My students love these fun and engaging activities…They don’t even realize that they are learning!

  71. Rated 5 out of 5

    Amy W. – July 3, 2017

    Wonderful resource!

  72. Rated 5 out of 5

    Georgia Teaching – June 30, 2017

    Love this!

  73. Rated 5 out of 5

    Tiffany H. – June 21, 2017

    Thank you, this is great!

  74. Rated 5 out of 5

    Amy M. – June 13, 2017

    Thank you!!

  75. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rebecca T. – June 2, 2017

    My students always need help with order of operations and this was a great way to practice it!

  76. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – June 1, 2017

    Looking forward to using this later this month; very thorough!

  77. Rated 5 out of 5

    Christine Ashby – May 25, 2017

    Can’t wait to do this with my students on the last day of school!

  78. Rated 5 out of 5

    Keeping up with Miss E – May 16, 2017

    So fun!

  79. Rated 5 out of 5

    Global Connections – May 12, 2017

    I absolutely love this idea!!!!

  80. Rated 5 out of 5

    Paula R. – May 9, 2017

    Can’t wait to try this with my 5th graders.

  81. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eva G. – April 30, 2017

    I believe I now own all of your 5th grade Cracking the Classroom games and they all look amazing! I can’t wait to use these in my classroom. I know my kids are going to love them! Thank you for sharing your ideas and products!

  82. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – April 18, 2017

    Such a fun way to review!

  83. Rated 5 out of 5

    annie B. – April 9, 2017

    Awesome review game!

  84. Rated 5 out of 5

    Laura M. – April 6, 2017

    Thanks!

  85. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melissa H. – April 5, 2017

    Great for review – motivating for 5th graders.

  86. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melissa G. – April 2, 2017

    My students love these!!!!

  87. Rated 5 out of 5

    Aaryn F. – March 29, 2017

    Getting ready to use this. I am So glad that you have come up with this idea. I love Escape Rooms and this is such a great twist on the theme. Keep it up.

  88. Rated 5 out of 5

    The Learning Effect – March 16, 2017

    This will be so fun for my 5th graders when we get to EOG review in June! Thank you!

  89. Rated 5 out of 5

    Joy K. – March 16, 2017

    Very excited to do with in my class!

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