A math escape room game for your web browser that works offline, plus a printable PDF. Twelve camps, a compass chest and star pictures that spell the way home. It is a digital download for ages 8 to 12: you print it at home or at school, and nothing is shipped.
What it can do for the people who play it
- A themed adventure turns an afternoon or a party into something with a clear goal and a finish line.
- A locked puzzle that will not open teaches checking your work and trying again, in a setting where a mistake is part of the game.
- Counting, adding and logic puzzles are practised inside a story, which keeps children going longer than a worksheet would.
- Teams have to share clues and agree an answer, so children practise explaining their thinking and listening to each other's.
None of this needs special training: the puzzles do the work. The aim is practice and enjoyment, and we make no promise about test scores.
How to use it
Print the pages, cut out the props and read the host script once. Split the guests into teams, hand out the first clue and let them go.
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A math escape room game for your web browser that works offline, plus a printable PDF. Twelve camps, a compass chest and star pictures that spell the way home.
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