Why Escape Rooms Are Perfect for Back to School -

Are you looking for a great back to school activity? Escape rooms are a wonderful activity for back to school! Keep reading to learn 4 reasons why they are perfect for back to school.

Review Key Concepts

We all know about the dreaded summer slide. Students come back from the summer and have forgotten a chunk of what they learned the previous year. Some of those concepts will need to be retaught, but others just need a little review.

Escape rooms are the perfect tool to review concepts, especially at the beginning of the year! Simply choose a premade escape room and your students are ready to practice!

High Student Engagement

Escape rooms are highly engaging because they give students the added challenge of solving clues and “escaping.” They want to work hard to find the correct answers so that they can solve the entire activity.

When students are engaged, you are likely to see:

Less classroom management issues
Students who want to be successful at the activity
A higher level of perseverance in students

Student Collaboration

While escape rooms can be done independently (especially this school year), they are designed to encourage student collaboration. When escape rooms are assigned to students in groups, they must use their teamwork skills in order to complete them.

Working in teams allows students to practice their teamwork and collaboration skills because they must:

Work together to solve individual math questions, as well as decode the clues together
Be patient with one another if some teammates take longer than others
Help teammates through certain questions if they are confused

Escape Rooms are easy to assign virtually

If you are using an escape room that has a digital component, they can be so easy to assign using your Learning Management System! This opens up more opportunities for students to complete escape rooms, such as using them as:

Early finisher activities
Independent practice
Centers
Extra practice at home

Using a digital escape room also means that students have to the chance to self-check their answers! This means less work for you and more independence for students!

Want to get your hands on a Back to School Escape Room? Each of these is PERFECT for the beginning of the school year! They each come with:

Low-prep printable version
Digital version that can be assigned directly into Google Classroom or downloaded as a PowerPoint
3 self-checking clues
Teacher directions to easily set up your escape room

Click one of the images below to grab your copy!