Teachers and students alike love taking a break from worksheets and making learning fun with alternative activities like games or escape rooms. I began creating escape rooms when my own children complained about math being boring, now The Great Classroom Escape is my business!
Learning to create educational escape rooms has required a lot of trial and error on my part. I would love to save you some time and energy by sharing what I’ve learned!
The last few weeks of school can feel like a mix of excitement, exhaustion, and chaos. You’ve made it through testing, field trips, assemblies, and
If you’re looking for a way to review math standards throughout the year in a fun and engaging way, we’d like to introduce you to
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It always fascinates me to see how students respond to new and challenging problems. Some students dive in, try different methods to solve a problem,
Explore alternatives to traditional tests that can reduce anxiety and reveal what students understand, including student-led explanations, projects, games, and classroom escape rooms.
Make Google Forms short-answer responses case-insensitive with a simple regular-expression pattern, so correct answers work whether students use uppercase or lowercase letters.
Use response validation in Google Forms to make digital escape rooms self-checking while avoiding common capitalization, spacing, and answer-format problems.
Keep students focused during the Halloween season with low-prep digital math escape rooms for grades 1–6. See the skills, storylines, and classroom options for each grade.
The Need to Struggle is Real A few days ago, one of my children (who will remain nameless) was searching online for the answer to
Learn how the Pigpen Cipher works and use it to add secret messages, collaboration, and story-driven fun to classroom escape rooms and puzzles.
Looking for a storyline for your next classroom escape room? Try these ten backstory ideas—from catching a criminal and escaping a haunted house to time travel, space missions, and seasonal adventures.
Want to create a digital escape room but aren’t sure where to begin? Compare Google Forms, Boom Cards, and Twine, including the classroom-friendly advantages and limitations of each option.
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Learn how to build multiple-choice puzzles in Google Forms for digital escape rooms, self-checking practice, and classroom assessments, with practical setup tips.
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