Description

Can your 4th graders use their math skills to save the day in this Valentine’s Day escape room focusing on fourth grade math content? Your Valentine’s Day class party becomes an adventure with this fun, standards-based activity. When the Valentine’s Villain steals all of the heart-shaped candy, only someone with excellent fourth grade math skills can save the day. Comparing fractions, multiplication, division, and multi-step word problems will all be needed to complete this standards based challenge. This breakout activity is automated by a Google Form™ (no e-mail addresses or Google™ accounts are required). This means that there are no clues to hide, no answers to check, and it is super easy to implement! Anybody with an internet connection and device can complete this online breakout!

This is a challenging, yet fun activity that promotes collaboration and student engagement on a day when it can be tough to get students to focus!

Skills required to complete the challenges:

• Compare the value of fractions using visual models or strategies such as finding common numerators or denominators
• Divide a four digit number by a single digit number using an area model or other strategies
• Multiply a two-digit number by another two digit number using an area model or other strategies
• Multiply a four-digit number by a single digit number using an area model or place value multiplication strategies
• Solve multi-step word problems involving multiplicative comparisons
• Form equivalent fractions with the use of visual models or by finding equivalent numerators and denominators (a helper page is included with fraction bars)

Included in the PDF:

• Materials list (device to access Google Form™, scratch paper, pencils, optional: scissors, colored pencils, cardstock)
• Quick start guide and detailed instructions for implementation
• Printable invitation for students with QR code to access the Google Form (a URL is also provided)
• Helper page to print for students to work through two of the puzzles. This includes visual fraction models
• Detailed answer key and teacher tips
• Success signs to snap photos with when students finish

Please download the preview file to see examples of what is included in the pdf and screenshots of the Google Form™. This will allow you to see if your students have already been taught all of the skills that will be necessary to complete these challenging tasks.

FAQ

• Do students need to have Gmail™ accounts? NO! Anyone with internet access and a tablet, computer, or even phone can complete the breakout.
• How long will this take? That is the hardest question as the answer varies depending on each classroom, student, or group. Some students with a firm grasp on the concepts covered in this escape room will be able to complete the challenge quickly (20-30 minutes), but most will take longer. The majority of students will take between 35-55 minutes. The form will not save student data, so if you are worried about your students not finishing on time, simply have them write their answers on scratch paper. They can then come back and quickly re-enter their answers and pick up where they left off.
• Will students have to search the web to figure out the puzzles? NO! All of the information needed will be provided in the Google Form™. The math in this activity is all standards-based.
• Can this be used for distance learning? Absolutely! The last three pages of the pdf include detailed directions and tips to help you successfully implement this activity for remote learning.

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