Escape rooms and breakout classrooms have found their way into today’s elementary classroom! They are such a great way to increase student engagement and to promote collaborative learning. This holiday escape activity is a perfect way to celebrate with FUN end of the year activities.

Here’s what’s included:

• Teacher Directions: including a link to a detailed blog post with example set-up pictures.
• Student Directions: easy to understand and student friendly.
• Clue 1: To prove that you belong on the nice list, you’ll need to sing a few Christmas carols. Decipher the picture clues to determine which 12 carols to sing. Write the title of the song that each card represents on your recording sheet.
• Clue 2: Santa accidentally jumbled up his Christmas list. Help him by finding the hidden words on the list. The letters that are NOT used will give you the next clue
• Clue 3: Help Santa find what number goes at the top of his tree. You should add side-by-side numbers and write the sum of those numbers on the hexagon above that number. The number at the top is your code!
• Clue 4: To help Santa organize his supplies, you need to match the Christmas items on the Christmas puzzle. To complete the 3-by-3 puzzle, you should reconstruct the squares so that all of the images match on every interior side. Remember, you are making a square. Once you complete the puzzle, use the top three images and the decoder wheel to crack the code!
• These puzzles are not specific to any standard or grade level. Instead, this version is centered around critical thinking skills.

This can be used with Breakout Edu boxes or with your own boxes and locks. If you do not have boxes and locks, you may use the digital version, where students submit their answers on Google Forms.

Total Pages: 18
File Size: 22 MB

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This project contains a collection of problem solving activities that can be used across multiple grade levels. Each of the four activities has a back-to-school focus (team building, procedures, cooperation, etc.) that will engage and excite all students. This is a modified escape room activity, since it’s the beginning of the year and students are still learning classroom routines and procedures. There are several editable options to allow the activities to follow your personal classroom rules and procedures.

Here’s what’s included:

• Teacher Directions: Including a link to a detailed blog post with example set-up pictures.
• Student Directions: Easy to understand and student friendly.
• Clue 1: Students must all work together to complete the puzzle together. The pictures in the puzzle do not provide help, so this puzzle will be a bit challenging for students.
• Clue 2: Everyone wants to feel respected, so it’s important to use good social skills throughout the year. For this clue there are 12 different social situations where
  students should work with their group to determine what they should do in that situation. When students finish writing their responses, they will bring the recording sheet to the teacher to get a maze that will allow them to find the 3-digit code.
• Clue 3: Students will find members of their group who have completed the activities on the BINGO board and write their name on the line below the activity. Each group
  member must be on the board at least once. When students have a BINGO when they have 5 in a row, column, or diagonally. When they have a BINGO, bring you the
  recording sheet to get the Clue 3 code.
• Clue 4: In this activity, students review some of their classroom rules and procedures. Students will circle the correct option for each of the procedures. The letters circled are the letters needed for the 5-letter lock.This activity is 100% editable.

This can be used with Breakout Edu boxes or with your own boxes and locks. If you do not have boxes and locks, you may use the digital version, where students submit their answers on Google Forms.

Total Pages: 22
File Size: 16 MB

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In this end of year escape room, students must escape the school in order to go on summer vacation. Escape rooms increase student engagement and to promote collaborative learning. This is a perfect way to culminate your year with FUN end of the year activities.

Here’s what’s included:

• Teacher Directions-including a link to a detailed blog post with example set-up pictures.
• Student Directions-easy to understand and student friendly.
• Clue 1-It’s time to help the art teacher clean up her materials. She displayed word puzzles (rebus puzzles) on the wall, and before she can remove the puzzles from the wall, you must solve for the hidden meaning inside each puzzle. Write the phrase that each picture represents on the recording sheet.
• Clue 2-Help your P.E. coach fill out the certificates for Field Day. You will need to complete the field day logic puzzle to open the next lock.
• Clue 3-You will use some of your favorite books to complete the next challenge. You will receive library cards for overdue books. To return the correct books, you must determine which section of the library the book belongs.
• Clue 4-Clean out your desk/locker/cubby…whatever it is you keep your things in while at school. To clean out your supplies, you need to match the supplies with the supply puzzle. To complete the puzzle, you should reconstruct the squares so that all of the images match on every interior side. Once you complete the puzzle, use the top three images and the decoder wheel to crack the code!
• Bonus Activity-Match memorable quotes to the titles of popular children’s chapter books. Pick and choose the ones you want to use!

These puzzles are not specific to any standard or grade level. Instead, this version is centered around critical thinking skills.

This can be used with Breakout Edu boxes or with your own boxes and locks. If you do not have boxes and locks, you may use the digital version, where students submit their answers on Google Forms.

Total Pages: 27
File Size: 13 MB

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