Haunted House Escape Room 3rd Grade Halloween Math and Reading

Haunted House Escape Room 3rd Grade

This Haunted House Escape Room is a super fun and engaging way for students to practice math and reading skills! It is a low-prep activity with an exciting theme designed for third grade.

Students begin by reading an exciting storyline that sends them to a dark, abandoned house. Once inside, they discover the doors are locked – and the only way to get out is by solving puzzles that will unlock each room.

This activity is perfect for Halloween, but can be used any time of year. Halloween isn’t actually mentioned in any of the activities.

There are 5 rooms to escape in this challenge. Completing a task correctly will reveal the code to unlock the door. If the code is correct, they advance to the next room. If not, try again!

Each escape room has its own reading or math task. These include:

Comprehend non-fiction text
Use context to understand new vocabulary
Spell common homophone words
Basic multiplication and division facts
Round 3-digit numbers to the nearest hundred
Identify and write basic fractions using models
Solve word problems involving basic fractions

Everything is included to set up your escape room:

Windows for your room envelopes
Task sheets for each room
Recording sheets
Answer keys
Teacher directions
Student directions
Digital task sheets

This 3rd grade escape room has 2 options for unlocking the rooms:

Using a device, students enter the code on a special webpage
Students check their answers against the teacher’s answer key

You can choose whichever option works best for your classroom.

This 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 a fun, themed activity without a lot of teacher prep.