Thanksgiving Turkey Escape Room 3rd Grade Reading and Math

Thanksgiving Escape Room for 3rd Grade

This 3rd grade escape room activity is a super fun and engaging way for students to practice math and reading skills! The Great Turkey Escape is perfect for fall or the days leading up to Thanksgiving!

Start by reading a fun storyline that sends your students to the farm to help poor turkey who wants to escape. The Thanksgiving meal is only a few days away and the only way for him to save himself is by solving puzzles to open various lock throughout the farm.

Each lock has its own task. To complete the task, students will use a variety of 3rd grade math and ELA skills including:

Multiplying single-digit numbers
Identifying and comparing basic fractions with visual models
Rounding numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred
Reading non-fiction passages and answering text-based questions
Using context to understand vocabulary
Comparing and contrasting using information from the text

There are 5 locks in this turkey escape room. Completing a task correctly will reveal a code to open the lock.

Everything is included to set up your turkey 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 3rd grade escape room activity is very easy to implement. There aren’t a bunch of pieces to put together and organize. It allows you to give your students academic tasks wrapped together in holiday-themed activity without a lot of teacher prep.