2nd Grade Place Value Activity Pumpkin-Themed Digital Escape Room Halloween Time
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These 2nd grade math digital escape rooms are fun and engaging and cover a wide variety of second grade math standards. It can be hard to keep kids focused before a holiday, but these escape rooms are sure to keep students engaged in standards based learning before vacations and school holidays. ThePrice $21.98Original Price $27.72Save $5.74
Description
When a thief steals all of the pumpkins in town, can your second graders use their knowledge of place value to follow the clues to recover the pumpkins? This challenging digital escape room is a great place value worksheet alternative & encourages collaboration and student engagement while reviewing place value standards in a unique way. The pumpkin theme makes this digital breakout the perfect place value review to use any time in the fall or for Halloween.
With no clues to hide, teachers will love this low-prep activity. Simply print one page per group that includes a QR code leading to the online escape room as well as the backstory and tools to help students work out some of the puzzles. The breakout process is fully automated by a Google Form™ (does NOT require e-mail or Google™ accounts).
This product has now been updated with additional instructions to make using it for distance learning even easier. If you are teaching virtual school, you can follow the directions at the end of the PDF to create a copy of the form to view student results. A digital version of the student work page has also been created for you to access through TpT's digital tool. Please see directions on page 19 of the PDF for how to access this digital tool (this tool requires Google Classroom™, the escape room can still be done if you are not a Google Classroom™ user).
In order to complete the puzzles in this digital breakout, students need to be able to:
- Use place value blocks to form three-digit number
- Compare the values of three-digit numbers using >, <, and = symbols
- Read numbers up to 1,000 in standard, expanded, and written form.
- Regroup 10 tens to form a hundred
- Perform simple addition within 100 using place value understanding (no regrouping required)
- Skip count within 1,000 by 5s (example: count on from 550)
- Read clues and follow instructions in order to enter the answers into the form.
What's included in the PDF?
- Quickstart guide
- Detailed instructions & tips
- Printable case file with QR code to access the Google Form™. The case file also includes the back story as well as useful tools to aid students in working out he puzzles.
- URL to access the Google Form™.
- Detailed answer key & teacher tips
- Success signs to snap photos with after completing the activity (optional)
- Optional link for Google Drive™ users to create a copy of the form to save to their own drives in order to view student results.
What are teachers saying about this 2nd grade place value activity?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Great! My 2nd grade students were able to complete this. They had a wonderful time working together to solve the clues. Highly recommended. Thank you!" -Becky Price
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Your resources never disappoint! My students beg for them and I'm happy to oblige with a resource that is content based, yet fun and engaging." -Misty W.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I used this with my 3rd graders since I knew that they would be capable to complete it independently. I wanted them to feel successful in "escaping" and not get frustrated like when I've done other similar activities. It worked great, they had a blast!" -Caitlin S.
FAQ
- Do students need to have Gmail™ accounts? NO! Anyone with internet access and a tablet, computer, or even phone can complete the breakout.
- How long will this take? Most students will be able to complete this activity in under 45 minutes. You can allow 60 minutes to be safe. The form will not save student data, so if you are worried about your students not finishing on time, simply have them write their answers on scratch paper. They can then come back and quickly re-enter their answers and pick up where they left off.
- Will students have to search the web to figure out the puzzles? NO! All of the information needed will be provided in the Google Form™. The math in this activity is all standards-based.
- Do I have to hide clues? No! There are no clues to hide. Simply give the students a QR code to scan or a link to click, and everything is automated from there!
Escape rooms are a great way to review information, encourage collaboration, or provide enrichment all while having fun!
