Description
Help students use headings, captions, and other text features with purpose.
- Grades: 2–3
- Format: Webscape + Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will use text features to locate and understand information.
What's Included
- Mission in Space Escape Room – 2nd & 3rd Grade
- Print and Digital Directions
- Official Mission Transcript
- Challenge #1: Use text features to pass through the Kuiper Asteroid Belt
- Challenge #2: Use text features to escape the black hole
- Challenge #3: Use text features to gain more information from the text to land safely on Proxima B
- Challenge #4: Multi-paragraph article text feature practice to make your return to planet Earth
- Space Exploration Certificate
- Ooops Cards
- Recording Brochure
- Answer Key
- Digital Version Links
- Webscape Link for Interactive Browser-Based Experience
- Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
- Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool
Ways to Use
Skill review, collaborative practice, centers, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use. For the printable escape room, place the challenge pages in folders as directed. YouTube is required for linked videos in the Google/print versions; the Webscape version does not require it.
Standards & Skills
Students will use text features to locate and understand information.








DT Teach –
Students found this resource super fun, and for me it was easy prep.
Lynn T. –
My students loved this resource and it was a great review for them!
Kerri B. –
This is a great activity to change things up and check for understanding. It was fun and engaging for my students.
Tracey S. –
Escape room activities are always a class favorite. Loved having one for text features. Students enjoyed this resource and made learning about test features engaging for them.
Amy B. –
As I am sure most know and felt, distance learning just drug on and by the end of the year 2021 kids were no longer interested in much of anything online, however, we needed to keep kids learning/reviewing and as engaged as possible. My was to purchase and use some fabulous escape rooms. I am so happy I found these. My kids loved them and I was able to ‘drag’ some of them back into class and into interacting with me by doing these. I found them to be very academic, yet fun at the same time.
Judi D. –
Excellent resource!!
Shawna B. –
Fun!
Lacey W. –
This was a great resource! However, it was definitely more advanced than most of my 2nd graders could do in small groups. I plan to use this next year in 3rd since I am changing grades. I think this is more appropriate for advanced 2nd graders or 3rd grade. But my kids loved the space theme and wanted to complete it but most needed support from me to do so.
jonathan –
Thank you for your feedback, Lacey!
Ellen B. –
My students love this! Thank you!
Hannah Hamilton –
great resource!
Finds for Growing Minds –
Engaging! Great resource.
Allyssa F. –
This was a fun activity to get students engaged and excited about their learning to reinforce their skills they’ve learned.
Patricia E. –
My students love these. They are engaging and incorporate teamwork. I will continue to purchase more. Thanks
Katie M. –
This was challenging for my class, but they loved it!!
Sarah F. –
Such a fun resource. My virtual and in person kids loved this so much. It was engaging, challenging and they told me they had so much fun!
Pam M. –
This is the second one of these I purchased. We did another and I asked the kids if they’d like to do a new one and they voted yes!
Traci Ledford –
My students love escape rooms because they are exciting and challenging. This was a hit.
Shandi C. –
My students love this resource! Thanks!
Holly B. –
Thank you!
Jennifer R. –
Great way to review for our STAAR test
Cara T. –
I loved this activity!
Autumn M. –
With it being the end of the year, the kids were getting antsy with reading. This escape room was perfect to get them excited again and was easy enough to follow that they could work independently or with a partner.
Larryce B. –
LOVED IT!
Angela Stubbs –
My students LOVED this resource. It was super engaging and really made them think with each challenge!
Thomas F. –
Excellent Resource! Students loved it!
Crystal Dewey –
This is definitely a resource to use over multiple days with 2nd graders. However, they did enjoy it.
Emily V. –
This was very well organized and allowed us to use a combination of paper copies and digital resources to complete it over 2 days. Most all of the kids were able to break out and LOVED it!
Rebecca M. –
LOVE this resource!
Chelsea B. –
My students LOVE escape rooms! We have been focusing on Text Features for a while and this was a great way to wrap up the skill before their test! Thanks!
natalie T. –
Amazing resource! This is the second escape room I have purchased from you. My students really enjoy these, and I appreciate the great quality. Thank you!
Colleen K. –
Great resource for my first grade small group!
Ms G in Grade 3 –
My students loved this activity! I will definitely be purchasing more, thank you!
The Home Aide Teacher by Rainbowstar Designs –
My son and I really enjoyed this unique resource. Thank you!
Jennifer M. –
My students loved this and were really engaged! They were so excited to beat the mission and I loved seeing what they knew about text features! Thank you!
LeeAnna S. –
Thank you!
Angela M. –
These escape rooms are one of my third graders’ absolute favorite activities to complete. When I saw that there was one for text features, I was thrilled. I can’t wait for more to come out. It is self-grading and the kids LOVE them! Thank you!