🎄 Christmas Escape Room – 4th Grade Math & Reading

Save Christmas Before Santa Misses His Vacation!

Looking for a super engaging way to review math and ELA skills before winter break?

This Christmas Escape Room is the perfect combination of fun, rigor, and easy prep. Designed for 4th grade (and very challenging for most 3rd graders), this activity keeps students highly motivated while reviewing essential standards.

🎅 The Mission

Everything has gone wrong at the North Pole…

Santa is trying to leave for his sunny vacation in Florida, but all the tools he needs to fix Christmas are locked away — and he forgot the codes!

Your students must solve puzzles, unlock cabinets, and recover the tools to help Santa escape in time.

🧩 Skills Practiced

Each puzzle targets important 4th grade math and reading standards:

🧮 One- and Two-Step Word Problems

(All four operations)

➕ Adding Decimals

(With regrouping)

⏰ Elapsed Time

📖 Reading Informational Text

(Text-based questions)

🧠 Context Clues

(Determining word meaning)

✨ Figurative Language

(Similes)

🔤 Synonyms

This activity reviews multiple skills in one cohesive, exciting challenge.

📦 Everything You Need Is Included

✔ Introductory “hook” video

✔ Lock cards

✔ Puzzle sheets for each room

✔ Recording sheets

✔ Answer keys

✔ Teacher directions

✔ Student directions

✔ Digital task sheets

No complicated setup. No overwhelming prep. Just print (or assign digitally) and go!

🔓 Two Code Options

Choose what works best for your classroom:

Option 1: Google Forms

• Students enter answers digitally

• Automatically reveals the next clue if correct

• No Google account required

• No student sign-in needed

Option 2: Teacher-Checked

• Students check answers using the answer key

• Great for device-free classrooms

💻 Digital Access

All 5 puzzle pages are prepared for digital use if you prefer a paperless option.

Perfect for:

✔ In-person classrooms

✔ 1:1 technology

✔ Centers

✔ Review days

✔ Pre-break engagement

✔ Sub plans

🎯 Why Teachers Love It

✔ High engagement

✔ Standards-based review

✔ Easy implementation

✔ Minimal prep

✔ Covers both Math & ELA

✔ Keeps students focused during the holiday excitement

Make your December review fun, meaningful, and unforgettable with this Christmas Escape Room adventure! 🎄✨