Order of Operations & Coordinate Plane Activity Escape Challenge Game
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Save time and money with this bundle of three fifth grade math escape challenges!This bundle includes two printable and one digital escape challenge.All three escape challenges include:Three levels of difficultyAnswer keyStandards-focused activities to align to your math unitsTimeless, inclusive thePrice $9.50Original Price $13.50Save $4.00
Description
Looking for an engaging way to practice Order of Operations and Coordinate Plane Graphing? Upper elementary students LOVE escape room games! This activity includes 3 levels of challenge for the ALL fifth grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking standards. This allows you to effortlessly differentiate your instruction AND allows students at all levels to be successful! They are the perfect complement to your guided math workshop.
Students will push themselves to solve challenging word problems and work cooperatively to be the first team to Escape the 90s and get back to this millennium. If you group your students for Guided Math Workshop, you can easily assign different levels to different teams and give all your student an opportunity to be successful. This easy to prep resource only requires an envelope and a few manila file folders to get you going.
Here's what you'll get:
- Four challenge puzzles, each at three levels of difficulty
- Word problems and puzzles addressing ALL fifth grade standards in the Operations and Algebraic Thinking domain
- Labels for folders and envelopes
- A Google Slide template to help you set up and display teams
- A Spotify playlist of 90s pop, alternative, and R&B classics
- A one-page answer key to help you manage teams at working different levels and on different puzzles
- A congratulations message for the team who escapes first
- A sign for the winning team to hold in photos
The word problems and puzzles in this game are much more challenging than what students are likely to see in their curriculum. I'm always amazed at how my students push themselves and each other whenever we play escape room challenge games, building on each other's ideas and solving problems together as a team to win!
I love using escape room games for:
- End-of-unit review
- Shaking up the routine
- Teambuilding
- Coming back from a break
- Standardized test prep
Because I have included three levels of difficulty, all tied to fifth grade standards, fourth and sixth grade teachers may find this activity useful for enrichment, review, or intervention. Fifth grade teachers can deploy several levels simultaneously without disrupting game play. Use the ❀ pages for students working at grade level. Use ★ pages for those who need extra support and ☼ for those who need an extra challenge. To gather this data, use a standards-based assessment like this one. The symbols allow students to have work at their level without making it obvious to everyone. It also helps prevent groups from getting answers from each other. If you teach fifth grade, you know that these are major concerns!
The 90s theme is timeless -- useful no matter what time of year you teach these standards and avoids holidays or themes that would exclude certain students. I even included a link to a Spotify playlist of 90s hits (edited versions when necessary)!
Whether you're a 90s kid at heart or just love flip phones and dial up internet, you and your students will love traveling through time to evaluate expressions, plot coordinates, and use PEMDAS order of operations to master these standards and return to the 21st century.
