Fraction Escape Room for 4th 5th and 6th Grade

BONUS: DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED! The digital version of this escape room uses Google Forms™. This provides you with the option to use this escape room for distance learning, or even on devices in the classroom.

You were on a Caribbean cruise ship and stopped at a deserted island for the afternoon. You and your friends decided to take a walk around the island. But when you arrived back to board the ship, it had already left! You could see it in the distance, and you cried for help; but no matter how loud you yelled, the people on the ship could not hear you.

Now you must survive on this deserted island and try to find a way to get help.

Are you ready for the challenge?

Ready to take fraction reinforcement to a whole new level? Your students are going to LOVE this “Stranded” escape room-style activity where they will crack codes and work together as a team, ultimately overcoming the obstacles and being rescued from the deserted island!

Your students will be completing six different challenges (or obstacles) in order to make it home. These challenges will be completed as a small group of about four people in order to encourage teamwork and cooperation.

When a team has solved a challenge, one member will come to you with the answer and to get the next envelope.

The goal is for each group to complete the escape room, but it is motivating to have teams compete against each other to see who can solve it first.

Obstacle #1: Uncover the mystery object.

Your cruise ship has disappeared into the distance and you don’t know what to do. As you look around, you notice something sticking out of the sand. What could it be? You decide to dig it out to see if it’s something that you can use.

YOUR TASK: Order the fractions from LEAST to GREATEST. Then use the letters to figure out what you found.

Obstacle #2: Write a message in the sand.

The old radio is working! But all you can hear is static, and no one is answering your call for help. You’ll have to try again later. You decide that you need to write a message in the sand. If an airplane flies over, maybe it will see the message and help you!

YOUR TASK: Write each fraction in words. Then use the mystery letters to figure out the message that you wrote.

Obstacle #3: Communication

Just as you are finishing your message in the sand, you hear something behind you. It’s a person! You thought that no one lived on this island, but clearly you were wrong. He begins to talk to you. But you can’t understand him! He’s speaking a different language. What is he saying? What if it’s important?

YOUR TASK: Solve the addition squares to figure out what the man is saying.

Obstacle #4: Use the Morse code to send a message.

The man told you to use the Morse code! Of course! You learned all about the Morse code in the summer camp that you went to and you can use it with the radio that you found! Maybe a nearby ship will hear your message!

YOUR TASK: Decipher a message using the Morse code. Use the message to shade the correct tree.

Obstacle #5: Unlock the compass.

The Morse code message told you to find the compass in the three-ninths tree and get to the north side of the island. After a few minutes of looking, you find the tree and see the compass hanging from a branch! You frantically run to the compass, only to find that it seems to be locked with some sort of code. You’ll need to crack the secret code to be able to use the compass. Be quick! You don’t have much time!

YOUR TASK: Subtract the fractions. Then use the answers to form a number code.

Obstacle #6: Get to the north side of the island.

Alright, you’ve got the compass working and now it’s time to get to the north side of the island as quickly as you can! The ship will be there to pick you up in about 45 minutes!

YOUR TASK: Start at the “star.” Make it to the north side of the island by following the correct path.

Enjoy,

Shelley

www.ShelleyGrayTeaching.com