⭐ This 3rd grade math escape room is a low prep/no-prep way to increase student engagement while practicing math skills. Students complete four challenges to solve the Valentine’s Day mystery! To complete each challenge, students work through a set of math questions. In each set, students solve multiplication & division problems, rounding, fraction, and word problems. Students use the Valentine Decoder to help them unlock the secret codes and complete each challenge.

Where did the valentines go? On February 14th, when the kids in Ms. Heart’s class came back from lunch, they found empty boxes where their handcrafted cards had been stuffed. As an amateur sleuth, will you rule out the suspects, one by one, to solve the Valentine’s Day Mystery?

Math problems cover the following skills:

• Multiplication and Division Word Problems
• Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 10 or 100
• Fractions: Understand fractions, Fractions on a Number Line, Equivalent Fractions
• Word Problems: Addition & Subtraction, Measurement Conversions, Bar Graphs, Area

⭐ This math escape room comes in digital and print formats.

• Webscape™ Format – This no-prep web-based format provides the most interactive and immersive experience possible. It is self-directed, self-correcting, and contains audio. You can check out my video overview here. You won’t believe how engaging this format is until you try it!

• Google Format – Students complete the exercises in Google Slides. The Valentine Decoder is a Google Sheet that self-corrects and tells each student when they can continue to the next challenge.

• Printable Format – Students can use any device to scan QR codes to watch the videos. If no device is available, students can skip the videos and still enjoy the exercise. Students use a printable Valentine Decoder and answer sheet to decipher the clues and track their answers.

⭐ Integrated videos, thematic items, and a storyline come together to engage students while developing and reviewing mathematics skills.

*Please note: The Google Slides format includes embedded videos that are hosted via YouTube. The printable version includes QR codes for these videos. If you plan on using Google or printable formats, please ensure you and your students have access to YouTube. The Webscape version does not require YouTube.

Key Features:

✏️ Digital & Printable Versions – Webscape, Google, and print versions make this resource perfect for any classroom. The digital version can be used dynamically in the classroom as a presentation while students complete each mathematical question in groups or individually.

✏️ Immersive Experience: Dynamic challenges and engaging videos provide positive reinforcement and keep students engaged and focused.

✏️Skill Focused: Each question set was chosen and written to focus on key skills to review important mathematics skills.

✏️Scaffolded Challenges: Challenges increase in difficulty as students progress through the escape room.

✏️No Prep/ Low Prep: The Digital versions require NO PREP. The printable version is low prep: Just print the pages, place them in folders, and go. The printable version has the option to incorporate technology and videos through QR codes.

What’s Included:

3rd Grade The Case of the Missing Valentines Escape Room

• Print and Digital Directions
• Challenge #1: Solve the multiplication & division problems to investigate the hall monitor.
• Challenge #2: Solve the place value problems to investigate the prankster.
• Challenge #3: Solve the fraction problems to investigate the influencers.
• Challenge #4: Solve the word problems to investigate the quiet kid.
• The Case of the Missing Valentines Escape Room Certificate
• Ooops Cards
• Recording Brochure
• Answer Key

Digital Version Links

• Webscape Link for Web Based Escape Room
• Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
• Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool

Take a closer look at what this resource looks like in this video preview.

Please Note: This escape room is similar to the 2nd, 4th, & 5th grades but with questions on a 3rd grade level.

The Webscape and Google slides versions are self-grading; however, these versions are created to require critical thinking. Students are NOT told which answers are incorrect to prevent guessing and encourage students to think critically about the clues and their responses.