Are you looking for beggining of the year teambuilding activities middle school students will love to complete during the first week of school? The Back to School Escape Room bundle includes three escape rooms for middle and high school students. These first weeks of school games will take students on a secret mission that includes solving puzzles and cracking codes to achieve their goal! Escape room missions include The Missing Mascot, Trapped in the Classroom, and Time Capsule Unlocked.
This is the perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote critical thinking and problem solving skills, as well as give students a chance to collaborate with their new classmates.
These back to school themed escape rooms require students to decipher codes and uncover mysteries while having fun. Hint cards are included to help struggling students, and answer keys have been provided for all puzzles.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Teacher Guide with Clear Directions & Tips
✅ Strategies and Activities to Promote Student Collaboration
✅ Student-Centered Activities: Let Your Students Do the Thinking!
✅ Get to See How Students Work in Groups
✅ No Prep-Just Print and Implement!
► What’s Included:
➀ Teacher Tips and Suggestions Guide + Set-Up Instructions
➁ Escape Room #1: Locked in the Classroom (Six Puzzles)
-Task 1: Line-W-L
-Task 2: Directional
-Task 3: Cryptogram
-Task 4: Lock Box
-Task 5: Missing X
-Task 6: ATBASH
➂ Escape Room #2: The Missing Mascot (Nine Puzzles)
-Task 1: TXT MSG
-Task 2: Pictogram
-Task 3: First Place
-Task 4: Arrows
-Task 5: Polybius
-Task 6: Number Seek
-Task 7: Alpha Count
-Task 8: Center Stage
-Task 9: Extract
➃ Escape Room #3: Time Capsule Unlocked (Twelve Puzzles)
-Task 1: Hint Search
-Task 2: Word Maze
-Task 3: Blocks
-Task 4: Sudoku
-Task 5: Shape Shift
-Task 6: TXT MSG
-Task 7: Pictogram
-Task 8: Number Seek
-Task 9: Line-W-L
-Task 10: Directional
-Task 11: Lock Box
-Task 12: Alpha Count
➄ Hint Cards, Answer Keys, and Recording Sheets
✋ How Can You Use These Escape Rooms?
-Back to School Activity
-Back to School Community Building
-First Day of School Icebreakers
-Middle School Sub Plans
-Early Finishers Activities for Middle School
-Beginning of the Year Activity
