Description
Escape Room Reading Comprehension Breakout Team Building Activities is a perfect back to school escape room for the first week or school. It’s also a great end of year ELA review! Use it any time you’re looking to boost student enthusiasm, review ELA skills, and promote team-building. This high-interest, low-prep breakout adventure is a fun escape room comprehension activity that will introduce your students to Bigfoot and his Cryptid pals! Your kids will love this dynamic activity, as it encourages them to tackle language arts tasks while gathering clues in an immersive race to escape the cryptids!
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⭐ There are two versions of each activity. One is labeled Mild and includes fewer answer choices and/or hints. The other is labeled Spicy and is a little more challenging. The reading passages are the same. ⭐
This captivating Reading Comprehension Escape Room Challenge offers a variety of printable activities (color & b/w):
- Simple Teacher Instructions
- Answer Keys
- Cryptic Clues Answer Sheet
- Escape the Cryptids Story Set-Up
- Article: The Cryptid Chronicles: Exploring Mythical Monsters
- Clue 1: Cryptid’s Crossword- vocabulary and context clues
- Clue 2: Loch’s Lock- reading comprehension
- Clue 3: Chupa’s Challenge- figurative language
- Clue 4: Devil’s Details- textual evidence
- Optional: 2 Fun Creative Writing Tasks (great for early finishers or to extend the learning)
- Photo Props
- Award Certificates
WHICH SKILLS ARE PRACTICED IN THIS ESCAPE ROOM?
☑ Close Reading
☑ Main Idea
☑ Inferences
☑ Vocabulary and Context Clues
☑ Author’s Purpose
☑ Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
☑ Figurative Language: metaphor, simile, personification, imagery,
& onomatopoeia
☑ Textual Evidence
☑ Team Building & Communication
☑ Creative Writing
❤️ WHY WILL YOU LOVE THIS BREAKOUT GAME?
WELL DESIGNED ESCAPE ROOMS…
- Engage and reinforce content knowledge & skills
- Strengthen social skills like teamwork and collaboration
- Gamify learning in a motivating and enjoyable way
- Promote independence and confidence
- Foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills
WHAT DO I HAVE TO SUPPLY?
All that is needed is a printer to make copies of the tasks.
Unlike other breakout activities, you don’t have to go out and buy expensive locks and boxes, because everything is just print and go!
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE ?
Completing the entire escape room will probably take about 40-60 minutes, depending on how quickly the class is able to complete the activities.
Please Note: Students will not have to leave the room. This is NOT a scavenger hunt. It is also not completed in stations, so there is NO risk of students all bunching up at the same station.
WHAT MAKES THIS LEARNING ACTIVITY SPECIAL?
It is interactive and immersive. YOUR students are directly involved in the story. This is perfect to use for an observation, to set up for a substitute, to use as an end of the year activity, to use as a review, or to use on any day that you want to relax and watch your students have a blast AND learn together with a team!
Please come back to let me know how much you’ve enjoyed this!
Darlene Anne 🙂
