End of the Year Escape Room 3rd Grade Math Review

Escape the School Activity

This Escape the School escape room activity is a super fun and engaging way for students to practice a variety of math skills! It is a low-prep activity with an exciting theme designed for 3rd grade. Great for an end of year review!

Students begin by reading an entertaining storyline where they find themselves locked inside the school cafeteria on the last day of school. Unfortunately, everyone else has gone home and the only way to get out is by solving math puzzles.

There are 5 tasks to complete in order to escape the school. Completing a task correctly will reveal part of a secret code. If the code is correct, they advance to the next task. If not, try again!

Once all 5 pieces of the code are collected, students will have the key to get out of the school.

The 3rd grade math skills in this escape room activity involve:

Multi-digit addition and subtraction
Basic multiplication and division
Comparing basic fractions
Rounding numbers
Elapsed time
Area and Perimeter
Word problems using all four operations
Using a table

Everything is included to set up your escape room:

Location cards
Task sheets for each room
Recording sheets
Answer keys
Teacher directions
Student directions

This escape room has 2 options for the secret codes:

Using a device, students enter their answers in Google Forms
Students check their answers against the teacher’s answer key

You can choose whichever option works best for your classroom. The Google Forms option does not require students to sign in or use any personal information. You do not need a Google account. They will simply enter their answers in the form. If it is correct, the form gives them the next clue.

This end of year escape room activity is very easy to implement. There aren’t a bunch of pieces to put together and organize. It allows you to review a lot of 3rd grade math skills in one fun activity!