Description
Give students meaningful practice with adding and subtracting decimals without relying on another worksheet. In this 5th grade spy-themed math escape room, a training mission has gone sideways and students must solve six standards-based puzzles to escape the game room.
Math skills students will practice
- adding decimals to the hundredths place
- subtracting decimals to the hundredths place
- regrouping when adding and subtracting decimals
- recognizing and analyzing errors in decimal addition and subtraction
- solving word problems involving decimal addition and subtraction
- applying decimal operations as expected in CCSS 5.NBT.B.7
Choose print or digital
The printable escape room includes color and black-and-white versions and is low prep and easy to implement. Run the complete mission with partners or small groups, or use the six printable puzzles separately as decimal task cards, math stations, small-group practice, enrichment, or exit tickets.
The digital escape room is no prep and fully self-checking through Google Forms. There are no clues to hide, and students do not need Google Classroom or individual email accounts. They only need a device, internet access, and a browser. An optional Google Drive copy link is included for schools that require Google Forms to originate within their own system.
What is included
- quick-start guide with the digital escape-room link
- optional Google Drive copy link for viewing student results
- six printable puzzles in both color and black-and-white
- mission introduction and “mission accomplished” page
- answer key and teacher tips
Many students who already understand the concepts complete the mission in about 25–50 minutes, though timing varies. Use it after instruction, before an assessment, for math test prep, centers, early finishers, homeschool practice, or any time students need standards-based decimal addition and subtraction review that encourages problem solving and collaboration.
