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Teresa Kwant

Cracking the Classroom Code™ Getting to Know the School Escape Room

Rated 4.99 out of 5 based on 46 customer ratings
(47 customer reviews)

$5.00

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.

Category: Back to School Tags: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
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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

47 reviews for Cracking the Classroom Code™ Getting to Know the School Escape Room

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  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jennifer S. – August 22, 2018

    Super excited about using this next week!

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jennifer S. – August 1, 2018

    Great resource, thank you!

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Erin W. – July 16, 2018

    My students loved this on the first day of school! It allowed us to explore the school and practice walking in the hall.

  4. Rated 5 out of 5

    Erika Holder – July 15, 2018

    Love all of these and how simple they are to implement.

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    Brittney H. – July 10, 2018

    Fun and engaging activity!

  6. Rated 5 out of 5

    Carrie E. – June 22, 2018

    Excited to use this, this year!

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sherry S. – June 18, 2018

    So excited to do this with my summer group on our last day.

  8. Rated 5 out of 5

    Amy Swift S. – May 30, 2018

    What a fun way to start the year!

  9. Rated 5 out of 5

    Deborah D. – May 22, 2018

    Such a fun activity to do before a break!

  10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kara H. – May 8, 2018

    Great Back to School Resource

  11. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – May 3, 2018

    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!

  12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Chalk and Coffee – February 14, 2018

    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!

  13. Rated 5 out of 5

    J B. – February 5, 2018

    Thank you!

  14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Hilary J. – January 23, 2018

    My kids keep asking for more. They love this activity. Well thought out puzzles. Engaging for everyone.

  15. Rated 5 out of 5

    It’s all CUPCAKES and BRUSSEL SPROUTS – January 21, 2018

    Love!!!!!!

  16. Rated 5 out of 5

    La’Tasha J. – January 14, 2018

    We loved these in my Elective! Thank you!

  17. Rated 5 out of 5

    Ms Stacy’s ESL Shop – January 8, 2018

    Thanks so much 🙂

  18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eva G. – December 4, 2017

    These products are awesome! Very well laid out and user friendly. Thanks for sharing!

  19. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kelly S. – November 29, 2017

    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.

  20. Rated 5 out of 5

    Yvonne A. – October 30, 2017

    Kids loved it!

  21. Rated 5 out of 5

    On Point Learning – October 23, 2017

    My kiddos absolutely LOVED this activity 🙂 Thank you for such a wonderful resource

  22. Rated 4 out of 5

    Buyer – October 3, 2017

    Good product. I was planning on using this for middle school students, but it would I see it’s better for elementary.

  23. Rated 4 out of 5

    Kaleen D. – September 28, 2017

    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.

  24. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rachel Houle – September 17, 2017

    Thanks

  25. Rated 5 out of 5

    Differentiating for Differences – September 13, 2017

    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!

  26. Rated 5 out of 5

    The Broke Teacher – September 3, 2017

    Nice product

  27. Rated 5 out of 5

    Misty Z. – August 22, 2017

    Can’t wait to use this the 1st week of school with my 3rd graders!

  28. Rated 5 out of 5

    Helen Jo Morse – August 21, 2017

    These games are really fun! I think I should have all the 3rd grade versions by now 🙂

  29. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jennifer F. – August 20, 2017

    Too hard for my kiddos

  30. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lindsay A. – August 20, 2017

    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!

  31. Rated 5 out of 5

    suzanne K. – August 15, 2017

    This looks like lots of fun!

  32. Rated 5 out of 5

    Melissa G. – August 11, 2017

    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!!

  33. Rated 5 out of 5

    theresa P. – August 8, 2017

    WOW!! Looks super. Well designed. My students will love this!

  34. Rated 5 out of 5

    Bob B. – August 7, 2017

    Excited to use

  35. Rated 5 out of 5

    Angela S S. – August 7, 2017

    Thank you

  36. Rated 5 out of 5

    sarah D. – August 2, 2017

    Excellent product!

  37. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jaime Calhoun – August 2, 2017

    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!

  38. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rebecca Kristensen – August 2, 2017

    Thanks!

  39. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kathy G. – August 2, 2017

    I can’t wait to use this!

  40. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jessica S. – August 1, 2017

    Can’t wait to use this! Thanks so much

  41. Rated 5 out of 5

    Diary of a 5th Grade Teacher – August 1, 2017

    I can’t wait to use this with my new kiddos. I love your Cracking the Classroom Code activities! Thank you!

  42. Rated 5 out of 5

    Mommy Hedrick – July 31, 2017

    cannot wait to try!

  43. Rated 5 out of 5

    Buyer – July 30, 2017

    love the lessons !!

  44. Rated 5 out of 5

    Christina W. – July 30, 2017

    Great

  45. Rated 5 out of 5

    SpecialEdSimplified – July 24, 2017

    Assembling it now and cannot wait to try it!

  46. Rated 5 out of 5

    Patricia M D. – July 23, 2017

    I am so excited about this activity!!! Can’t wait to use it in my classroom on the first day of school.

  47. Rated 5 out of 5

    Elementary Teacher’s Pet – July 21, 2017

    Great!

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