Description
Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room style game with your students today! This is a fun game that is perfect for the back to school season. This game focuses on students learning or reviewing the different areas of the school. This activity is great for the first day or week of school. It is perfect for students in grades 3-6.
Students are trying save their school, which is sinking in quicksand! They must solve a string of questions and clues, as well as decode different ciphers. If your class has never played an escape style game before, I suggest playing this as a whole class. However, materials are provided for up to 6 different groups to play at one time.
**Versions with and without QR codes included!
This is an interactive game where the students are timed. Students try and solve clues and questions to breakout and escape the classroom.You, the teacher, can decide how much time your students have to complete the task. I 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). A paper is provided so students can write their work down. 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 question.
*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.
Play this game after you have reviewed school rules and procedures with your students.The places in the school that students will visit are:
Drinking fountain
Front office
Library
Playground
Principal’s office
Front doors to the school
Restrooms
Computer lab or computer room. If not available, a location students have access to computers.
Custodian’s closet
Cafeteria
Gym/PE area
Jennifer S. –
Super excited about using this next week!
Jennifer S. –
Great resource, thank you!
Erin W. –
My students loved this on the first day of school! It allowed us to explore the school and practice walking in the hall.
Erika Holder –
Love all of these and how simple they are to implement.
Brittney H. –
Fun and engaging activity!
Carrie E. –
Excited to use this, this year!
Sherry S. –
So excited to do this with my summer group on our last day.
Amy Swift S. –
What a fun way to start the year!
Deborah D. –
Such a fun activity to do before a break!
Kara H. –
Great Back to School Resource
Buyer –
Cannot wait to do this with my new class next year. My kids really enjoyed our escape room activities this year. And I love the way Teresa Kwant sets her escape rooms up. There’s a lot of prep work, but so worth it!! At first, the cards seem as though they’re numbered backward, but when I started cutting I realized, she thinks like me and everything fell into place numerically. Awesome!
Chalk and Coffee –
I’m helping open up a new campus next school year and I’m SO excited to use this product on the first day of school to help my students find where different places are!
J B. –
Thank you!
Hilary J. –
My kids keep asking for more. They love this activity. Well thought out puzzles. Engaging for everyone.
It’s all CUPCAKES and BRUSSEL SPROUTS –
Love!!!!!!
La’Tasha J. –
We loved these in my Elective! Thank you!
Ms Stacy’s ESL Shop –
Thanks so much 🙂
Eva G. –
These products are awesome! Very well laid out and user friendly. Thanks for sharing!
Kelly S. –
My students love all of the Escape Room Challenges we have done this year! At the beginning of the year, we did this Whole Group, but now we are completing the Math ones in teams. It took a bit of practice for 3rd graders to get the process down.
Yvonne A. –
Kids loved it!
On Point Learning –
My kiddos absolutely LOVED this activity 🙂 Thank you for such a wonderful resource
Buyer –
Good product. I was planning on using this for middle school students, but it would I see it’s better for elementary.
Kaleen D. –
We completed this activity as a whole class. It took about sixty minutes. it was a great opening activity for all fifth grades who were at a brand new school. It also sparked some collaboration and classroom management.
Rachel Houle –
Thanks
Differentiating for Differences –
It took a bit for me to figure out the activity and to put together. It was worth it though! It was a lot of fun!
The Broke Teacher –
Nice product
Misty Z. –
Can’t wait to use this the 1st week of school with my 3rd graders!
Helen Jo Morse –
These games are really fun! I think I should have all the 3rd grade versions by now 🙂
Jennifer F. –
Too hard for my kiddos
Lindsay A. –
This product is amazing! I have all the math ones and my kids loved them last year. I am so excited to use this with my kids to start off the year!
suzanne K. –
This looks like lots of fun!
Melissa G. –
So much time has been put into the details of this fun, fun, fun activity. I love that students can problem solve together while learning about our school. This is great!!
theresa P. –
WOW!! Looks super. Well designed. My students will love this!
Bob B. –
Excited to use
Angela S S. –
Thank you
sarah D. –
Excellent product!
Jaime Calhoun –
This is the first Crack the Code activity I have purchased and it certainly won’t be the last. My kids will absolutely love this activity!!! Thank you so much!
Rebecca Kristensen –
Thanks!
Kathy G. –
I can’t wait to use this!
Jessica S. –
Can’t wait to use this! Thanks so much
Diary of a 5th Grade Teacher –
I can’t wait to use this with my new kiddos. I love your Cracking the Classroom Code activities! Thank you!
Mommy Hedrick –
cannot wait to try!
Buyer –
love the lessons !!
Christina W. –
Great
SpecialEdSimplified –
Assembling it now and cannot wait to try it!
Patricia M D. –
I am so excited about this activity!!! Can’t wait to use it in my classroom on the first day of school.
Elementary Teacher’s Pet –
Great!