Escape Room Battle - Workshop & Competition

Get ready for an epic, student-led Escape Room Battle! This adaptable, project-based learning experience combines STEM, math, ELA, storytelling, and critical thinking for an unforgettable classroom adventure. Students work in teams to solve puzzles, create their own story-driven challenges, and compete in a friendly, collaborative battle.

Designed for upper elementary through middle school, this hands-on activity encourages peer collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity. Students will build math skills, practice ELA concepts like writing and sequencing, and tap into STEM thinking as they design obstacles and escape routes. You can use this as a resource to review history/science/literature/math with themes.

Perfect for classrooms, homeschool groups, or co-ops, this resource includes everything you need:

• Editable worksheets & templates
• Peer review forms for feedback and reflection
• 8-10 Lessons with Flexible Teacher guide & Designer Guide including tips for engagement & differentiation
• Options for movement, hands-on building, or digital adaptation
• Ideal for diverse learners, including neurodivergent students—flexible for various learning styles and ability levels.
• For Teachers to follow and make the MOST EPIC Escape Rooms for their own classes, too!

This digital purchase is for one family or one classroom use only. Please email curiosparkcollective@gmail.com for multiple classrooms or family discount bundles!

Whether you’re looking for a thrilling STEM challenge, creative writing project, or critical thinking workshop, this Escape Room Battle fosters collaboration, engagement, and excitement!

This Escape Room Battle aligns with Common Core State Standards for Math and ELA, as well as Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and ISTE Student Standards for STEM and problem-solving. It supports social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies and encourages collaboration, critical thinking, and student-led exploration across upper elementary and middle school grade levels.

Math Standards (Common Core State Standards – CCSS)

• Problem Solving:
• CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1 – Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2 – Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7 – Look for and make use of structure
• Operations & Algebraic Thinking:
• (Ex: Grade 4-6 focus on multi-step word problems and reasoning)

ELA Standards (Common Core State Standards – CCSS)

• Reading & Comprehension of Informational Text & Literature:
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 (Describe characters, settings, and events)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 (Compare and contrast story elements)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 (Explain events, procedures, or ideas)
• Writing:
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3 (Narrative writing with clear event sequences)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4 (Produce clear, coherent writing appropriate to task)
• Speaking & Listening:
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1 (Engage effectively in collaborative discussions)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1 (Pose and respond to specific questions for deeper understanding)

STEM & Critical Thinking (Next Generation Science Standards – NGSS & ISTE Standards)

• NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:
• Systems and System Models
• Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
• Structure and Function (engineering design process)
• NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
• Asking questions and defining problems
• Developing and using models
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• ISTE Standards for Students (Technology & Collaboration):
• Innovative Designer
• Computational Thinker
• Creative Communicator
• Global Collaborator

SEL (Social-Emotional Learning, CASEL Framework)

• Self-Awareness
• Social Awareness
• Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision-Making