A printable math escape room game for a classroom of teams, or children at home. Get the stranded tour bus moving again, one station at a time. It is a digital download for grades 6 and 7: you print it at home or at school, and nothing is shipped.
What it can do for the people who play it
- Multi-step problems are practised in a story context, which is where many learners find maths hardest to start.
- Pyramid and maze puzzles ask learners to plan a route and test it, a small taste of the way mathematicians work.
- A game finale gives the lesson a clear goal, so a revision day can feel like an event.
- Teams have to agree on a method and check each other, which builds mathematical talk as well as arithmetic.
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, set up the stations and give each team the answer sheet. The kit has two levels, so you can start every team on the one that fits.
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Tour Bus Breakdown
A printable math escape room game for a classroom of teams, or children at home. Get the stranded tour bus moving again, one station at a time.
See detailsDigital download: nothing is shipped.
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