I started by giving everyone their own white board and marker. Each clue solution relates to one of the above numbers. On the board, I posted a few clues showing numbers and locations: The initial clues. Right away there was a lot of talk and excitement about what everyone thought may be in the box and how they were going to get it out. When students entered our classroom, they found a colourful box locked up and sitting on a stool in the middle of the room. You can do what works for you and your students as far as moving around. Part of solving the puzzles was moving around outside the school to find the different keys. When I did this escape room, one of my goals was to get my students up and moving.
For this classroom escape room, our focus was on math, but it can easily be used for any subject. Since I did this escape room at school, I wanted to make sure that it involved lots of learning. This would even be fun to post at school to have kids wonder and guess what the classroom escape room is and what it is going to look like. (Printables available through Hands-On Teaching Ideas – link at bottom). Kids get excited about the escape room before even entering the room. I like to start every escape room with a note on the door. Use puzzles that are age appropriate, safe and placed in a location that is safe for the children doing the escape room. Make sure to always supervise children when doing escape rooms. Although I created this for my classroom, you could easily use it at home. This classroom escape room can be used for any subject in any grade! I used it with my students on our 100th day of school as a way to celebrate the first or last day of school. The other great thing about escape rooms is that they teach kids about problem solving and working together. Children can work together, but from their individual desks to solve the puzzles. I will use this classroom escape room again this year because it also works well if you are socially distancing. There are many ways that you could use this classroom escape room and I hope that it gives you ideas for how you could use it in your classroom or homeschool.
I knew that I wanted to create a classroom escape room, but I wanted it to be simple to set up and one that all children could work together to complete. I have made several at home for my own kids and they always enjoy them so much that I wanted to find a way to do a classroom escape room with my students at school. Escape rooms are very popular right now! You can make them at home using simple materials that you have around your house.
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