Description
The Test Taking Tips Escape Room gives students a chance to get out of their seats and solve clues! This escape room activity covers the following topics: basic test taking strategies/test prep to help them succeed on a test and calm their test anxiety. No prior knowledge is needed.
What’s Included?
✅ Four half page reading passages
✅ Four decoders
✅ Questions for each passage (multiple choice, fill in the blank and true/false)
✅ Teacher directions
✅ Answer key
✅ Student directions
✅ Hint cards
✅ How to decode puzzles
✅ How to save time if the activity is taking too long
✅ Words to know: A glossary of terms
✅ Early Finisher Activity: Text marking
Students will practice reading comprehension and critical thinking skills to solve puzzles. Each clue will reveal interesting facts about Test Taking Tips.
You do NOT need a lock! You do NOT need envelopes! You do NOT have to cut out puzzle pieces! This product is meant to make your life easy! Just print and go!
Please look at the preview to determine if this resource/reading level works for your age group. Younger students may need some help with some of the more difficult clues (hint cards and how to). Students have to answer questions about each passage to ensure understanding.
Students may work individually, with a partner or in small groups to solve four puzzles in order to determine the final code. I prefer partner work for best results!
An answer key and easy to follow teacher directions are provided.
Time needed: 45-60 minutes (it really all depends on your students reading skills)
You can decide how much time your students have to complete the activity. Maybe some students don’t finish, but that’s OK! They still learned something new! I often stop once the first three students solve all the clues. Time management strategies are included.
Basic subtraction skills are needed, a calculator may be used if needed. Example: 1629-1624=5
Brenda C. –
It was helpful to some but really takes a long time and the students lost interest.
Blast off With the Common Core –
I used this resource with my students, and it was fantastic! It’s well-organized, engaging, and the students respond so well to it. It saved me time and made learning more fun.
Cherokee H. –
This is a great activity to do before state testing. It reminds students of good practices and my students love to do the puzzles!
Steph C. –
My students always enjoy doing escape rooms! Thank you!
T T. –
Amazing product! Exceeded my expectations in quality and efficiency. This resource has made my life so much easier.
Jackie D. –
This was an extremely fun way for my students to learn different techniques for test taking. It worked very well and my students loved it!
Casey M. –
As a 3rd grade teacher, I’m always looking for resources that strike the perfect balance between educational and engaging—and this one absolutely delivers! My students were immediately drawn in by the colorful visuals and interactive components, and I loved how easy it was to prep and implement.
Sammikate –
Students loved the resource. Very engaging and easy to prep for… just print!
Kristina B. –
This was an excellent resource. Kids were engaged in the learning and eager to problem-solve.
Elizabeth B. –
My third graders enjoyed this resource however they quickly learned that they could skip straight to the answer and not read the entire thing. It had some great strategies to ease their minds of state testing!
Whisker and Willow Curriculum –
Such a fun way to help students in gaining strategies to assist them with taking state testing. Turns fears and anxiety into a fun learning experience!
Meghan F. –
I loved this resource to help prepare my students for their state testing. They were having some big feelings about the state testing coming up, but this made preparing for it a little more fun. As a close to the escape room activity, I had my students share one thing that they planned on doing for the state testing as well as one thing they learned to help them be ready for it.
Creations by N –
My students love your escape rooms! They are a fun and engaging way to review skills.
Mallory C. –
Easy to assemble and prepare for student use! They loved the engaging activities and I loved how well it helped us to review for testing, too!
Helpful Mrs Harvey –
This was EXACTLY the information I was looking for to review with my class before assessments began.