Description
The Test Taking Strategies Escape Room (Test Prep) will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, answering questions and solving puzzles! This escape room has students decode basic test taking strategies/test prep to help them succeed on a test and calm their test anxiety.
Make reviewing testing strategies fun! The Test Taking Strategies Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.
What’s Included?
- 4 Reading Passages
- 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode
- 4 Decoders
- 4 Differentiated Decoders
- 10 Multiple Choice Questions
- Teacher Instructions
- Answer Key
- Hint Guides – How To Decode
- Completion Signs
Watch the video or click on the preview button to take a closer look at everything included!
Skills Used:
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Peer Collaboration
- Problem Solving
To prevent students from simply decoding the puzzles, ALL questions need to be answered correctly in order to solve the final code. This ensures understanding!
Benefits of Use:
- No Prep
- Print and Go
- Cross-Curricular
- Highly Engaging
- No Locks Needed
- No silly envelopes to stuff
- No fancy shapes to cut out
Give students a chance to decode puzzles, move around the room, and read passages, all while actively learning! Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race against the clock. A friendly competition always increases engagement. No prior knowledge is needed. Each code will reveal interesting facts about the topic.
Puzzle Types:
- Cryptogram
- Morse Code
- PigPen Cipher
- Polybius Square
Options for Use:
- Anticipatory Sets
- Unit Review
- Early Finishers
- Gallery Walk
- Stations
- Sub Plans
- Rewards
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Sarah S. –
Enjoyed using these as a review prior to state testing.
CRB Resources –
I used this in my classroom before state testing. Super helpful!
Grace L. –
I love this! My students loved this! very engaging!
Hope H. –
I love using escape rooms as a way to review, especially with metacognitive tasks because it is much more engaging for the kids.
Samantha B. –
My resource room students really enjoyed this! Thank you!
Brooke Burnette –
My students loved this! I had so many students racing to try to answer all the clues. They got very competitive, and it was so much fun for all of us! The clues tricked many of them, and I had to help them, but they were strategically thinking and working hard on it.
Megan H. –
Fun way to review for state testing that doesn’t burn kids out.
Patricia G. –
Fun way to review test taking strategies before finals.
Catherine B. –
This is a great way to review test taking strategies! My kids loved this!!
Brandi W. –
I use this in my end of year review to help remind students of the strategies they can use to be successful on the end of year tests. Thanks!
AMANDA S. –
Great resource to help students in preparation for STAAR
The Simply Smiles –
This was very useful and engaging for my students I wish I found it sooner
Light Bulb Learners –
The students had fun, were learning, and stayed engaged. Great activity!
Sadie W. –
My students love escape rooms! I like to make it a competition and put them in partners or groups. They compete to see who can finish first, all while learning about testing strategies!
Readzilla –
This is a great resource if you want your kids to keep becoming familiar with basic testing strategies (such as “sleep well the night before” and “read the questions first”) and have fun doing it. It skews more towards the “fun” than “academic” side in my opinion–I think my students spent more time focusing on the puzzles than they did on absorbing the testing tips–but it was still time well spent. I displayed a timer during the test and offered a prize to any team who was able to “escape the room” before time ran out. I saw students participating who normally NEVER do much in class. (I’m looking at YOU, Mr. “I just want to sleep every day.” You did GREAT with this!) This activity was a big win (and I loved that all I had to do for prep was print a bunch of stuff out–no cutting or laminating necessary, for those who don’t want to). Thank you for putting this together! I plan on using this near the start of next school year, too!
Cory P. –
Thank you so much for this incredible resource! I love it. 🙂
Jodi Z –
This is a great product. It helped anchor a lot of conversation about test taking strategies. Thank you!
Mary G. –
Thanks for creating the Test Taking Strategies ESCAPE ROOM.
Alchemy Instructional Innovation –
This was amazing! The students were so engaged and loved it! Thank you for creating a well designed resource!
Christi M. –
My students loved using this resource and were engaged. Thank you!