Description
A locked library, six mathematical clues, and one way out: solve the decimal puzzles. This 5th grade adding and subtracting decimals escape room gives students focused practice with decimal operations to the hundredths place in printable and digital formats.
Preview the 5th Grade Adding and Subtracting Decimals Escape Room (PDF)
Decimal Skills Students Practice
- Adding multi-digit decimals to the hundredths place
- Subtracting multi-digit decimals to the hundredths place
- Regrouping and subtracting across zeros
- Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number
- Comparing and ordering decimals to the hundredths
- Solving word problems with decimal addition and subtraction
- Reading clues and solving simple ciphers
The math aligns with CCSS 5.NBT.A.4 and 5.NBT.B.7 and also supports sixth-grade decimal fluency in 6.NS.B.3.
Escape the Library in Print or Digitally
Students work through six connected library-themed clues as they search for codes, open a briefcase, investigate the card catalog, and unlock the librarian’s hidden safe. The story keeps the problems connected while students explain their thinking and check each calculation carefully.
The printable version includes low-prep black-and-white pages that are easy to copy. Use the complete escape room with partners or small groups, or assign individual puzzles as task cards, math centers, review stations, enrichment, or early-finisher work.
The digital Google Forms™ version is no prep, automated, and self-checking. Students do not need Google Classroom™, Gmail™, or individual email accounts. They only need an internet-connected computer, tablet, or phone. An optional copy link is included for schools that require Google Forms™ to originate within their own system.
What’s Included
- Six printable library-themed escape room clues
- Low-prep black-and-white printable version
- Self-checking Google Forms™ digital version
- Quick-start guide and teacher directions
- Optional Google Drive™ copy link
- Student recording page
- Answer key and teacher tips
- Optional success signs
Flexible Decimal Review
Most classes finish in about 30–60 minutes, although timing varies. Use this activity after decimal operations instruction, before an assessment, during math centers, for test preparation, with a substitute, or as collaborative practice. Students can work independently, with a partner, or in a small group.
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