Back to School Escape Room | 3rd-5th Grade | Printable & Google Slides

Description

Kick off the school year with a high-energy, critical thinking adventure your students won’t forget! In Back-to-School: The Classroom Lock-In, students arrive excited for the first day—until they realize they’ve been accidentally locked inside the classroom!

Using teamwork and problem-solving skills, students must follow a trail of clever clues left behind by their teacher, eliminate suspects, and uncover who sealed the door shut… before the janitor finishes lunch and recess is lost!

What’s Included:

• 6 curriculum-aligned puzzles:
  • Clue Quest Matching Puzzle
  • Morse Code Mystery
  • Riddles & Logic Locks
  • Hidden Hints Reading Challenge
  • Color Combination Lock
  • Anagram Finale

• Suspect List & Character Traits for inference practice
• Elimination Clues woven into every puzzle
• Narrative-based intro, scene reveals, and final debrief
• Student reflection worksheet to support metacognition
• Optional printable certificate for escapees
• Google Slides

Skills Covered:

• Reading comprehension
• Logical reasoning
• Context clues
• Collaboration and communication
• Vocabulary and spelling
• Inference and deduction

Perfect for:

• 3rd–5th grade classrooms
• Back-to-school icebreakers
• Review weeks or early finishers
• Enrichment or sub plans
• In-person, hybrid, or digital learning

Engaging. Educational. Escape-worthy.
Your students will build classroom community and sharpen essential thinking skills—all while solving a hilarious mystery. Are they ready to escape?