Solve the Case – Mystery Escapes Students Love (you will, too!)
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Mystery Escapes are proving to be one of the best activities added to our classroom. These easy prep resources are engaging, fun, and full of academic skills!
Oh, my, these mystery Escapes cases have such a delightful twist. Students read a short story that sets the stage for the mystery. To solve it, students must complete 4 puzzle activities.
The puzzles are more than puzzles! They require thinking, reading, calculating, and problem-solving!
Students LOVE these!
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The Case of the Pirate Treasure Mystery Escape
This is the perfect escape room mystery for ‘Talk Like a Pirate’ Day or a Pirate room transformation!
Teams read a story about a pirate ship captain giving clues to his crew to find and unlock a treasure chest. Teams must complete 4 puzzles to find the lock code for the treasure chest.
Of course, this is fiction. There is not a buried treasure but you could follow up on this mystery case with a Treasure Chest STEM Challenge!
The Case of the STEM Lab Adventure
This mystery escape is perfect for the beginning of the school year.
Teams will read a short story about a class visiting the STEM Lab for the first time. In the story, students wonder what their first STEM project will be.
After solving the case, the teacher (you) will inform the class of the topic of their first STEM Challenge.
You need to add the Classroom Rules STEM Challenge to this adventure!
The Case of the Missing Teacher
The Case of the Missing Teacher is a fun easy-prep breakout for the teacher! She is hiding and encourages teams to find her hiding place by completing 4 puzzle tasks.
The tasks lead to a “lock code” to open the door of the closet she is concealed in.
Perfect for back to school time or any time to encourage teamwork and have fun solving problems.
The Case of The Sneaky Cat Mystery Escape
This mystery escape is perfect for the end of the year or summer school.
The story is that an elementary student arrives home on the last day of school to find the family is leaving on a trip. He must gather together all the family pets
But the Sneaky Cat is hiding!
The boy gets neighbors to help and they solve 4 puzzles to solve The Case of the Sneaky Cat and escape on vacation!
The Case of the Vanishing Earthworms Mystery Escape
I love this one so much! The story of the vanishing worms is so funny and the Earthworm Detectives take off to solve the mystery.
Of course, students are not really taking off- it’s a paper/pencil activity.
Students complete 4 tasks to find a 4-digit number code to “unlock” a pretend garden shed door to find the worms!
PERFECT FOR EARTH DAY!
The Case of the April Fool’s Day Pranks
Oh, my, this one is so fabulous. Students read a short story about pranks being played in a small town. Students from the school begin to investigate.
To find the prankster teams must complete 4 puzzles. Each puzzle gives students a secret word that is then added to a Decoder to find a 4-digit number.
The number “unlocks” the hiding place of the prankster!
SO MUCH FUN!
The Case of the Missing Lunchbox Mystery Escape
This No-Locks Mini Escape Room is based on a short fictional account of missing lunchboxes in a school cafeteria.
A group of students try to solve the mystery and must correctly finish 4 puzzles. The puzzles give them a 4-digit lock code which will unlock the space where the lunchboxes are hidden.
Easy Prep and Great Fun!
These paper/pencil mystery escapes are so fun. I know your students will love the activities and puzzles. You will love the easy prep!
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