Here are 10 tips for you to set up escape rooms in your classrooms:
- Plan carefully: Take the time to plan and design your escape room to ensure that it is engaging, challenging, and educational.
- Make it relevant: Link the escape room to the content you are teaching in class to reinforce learning and make it more meaningful.
- Encourage teamwork: Escape rooms are meant to be solved as a team, so encourage students to work together to solve the puzzles and clues.
- Provide clear instructions: Clearly explain the rules and objectives of the escape room to your students, so that everyone understands what they are supposed to do.
- Make it challenging but achievable: Make the escape room challenging, but also achievable, so that students can feel a sense of accomplishment when they complete it.
- Use a variety of puzzles: Include a variety of puzzles and clues, such as word puzzles, riddles, and logic puzzles, to keep students engaged and thinking.
- Allow for mistakes: Allow students to make mistakes and provide hints to help them along the way.
- Use technology: Utilize technology, such as online escape room games, to create a digital escape room experience in the classroom.
- Evaluate progress: Check in on student progress throughout the escape room to ensure they are on track and make any necessary adjustments.
- Celebrate success: At the end of the escape room, celebrate students’ success and discuss what they learned and what they enjoyed about the experience.
By following these tips, you can help ensure that your escape room experience is enjoyable, educational, and beneficial for your students.
