Description
Keep skill review focused with a themed challenge students can work through step by step.
- Grades: 4–5
- Format: Webscape + Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will answer reading questions using relevant details from the included passages or poems.
What's Included
- "Whodunit" Reading Comprehension Escape Room – 4th & 5th Grade
- Whodunnit Mystery Story
- 4 Reading Comprehension Review Passages and Question Sets
- Integrated Storytelling Videos
- Best Detective 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
For print use, print the challenge pages and recording materials for each team and organize them in envelopes. For Google use, assign both the Slides activity and Sheets decoder. For Webscape use, open and share the included browser link.
Standards & Skills
Students will answer reading questions using relevant details from the included passages or poems.





Melinda H. –
Love these webscapes! They are entertaining & fun for the kids as well as the teacher (all the while kids are practicing and improving their reading skills!)
Oggem –
My students loved doing this activity as a review while I was away and they had a guest teacher.
Charlyn H. –
We had some extra time and the students enjoyed going through this activity.
Alisa A. –
This was a great way to review comprehension skills while having fun.
AMBER S. –
Anything MagiCore is a yes! The escape rooms are user friendly and keep the students engaged.
Mary W. –
A well crafted resource perfect for any classroom!
Shawn L. –
Fun, engaging resource for my middle school speech therapy students. If I could change one thing, I would remove “4th & 5th grade” from the activity, as I use it for my older special ed students.
Jennifer T. –
My students loved this resource! They loved how they felt like detectives when completing the exercises. Thanks so much!
sarah W. –
My students love escape rooms, they would play these over and over trying to beat their last score.
Becky Marie Sherrill –
Used in the library as an extension activity and was great …. easy to set up and use
Natasha W. –
I used this with the students I tutor and the kids enjoyed it.
Kristie M. –
This is exactly what I needed and what I was looking for.
The Jens –
I am so in love with these escape rooms. My students all love them!
Kelli Barnes –
Great resource for 4th grade classroom all around !
Glitter in Fourth –
This was a great addition to my classroom for my students to review ELA skills while being highly engaged.
Jordan B. –
This is a great resource, and my students found it very engaging! Thank you!
TEACH4NC –
I am just loving your resources. My kids are always engaged and highly motivated to complete the task!
Carroll H. –
Fun resource to practice reading comprehension and celebrate the end of the year.
Avant-garde Eruditions –
My students love doing these escape room activities.
Kristen S. –
Loved this for my 4th grade students, they enjoyed the activity!
Jena Ziegfeld –
Loved using this for my students and for tutoring purposes!
Ashley K. –
My students really enjoyed the story but they got a little frustrated because it just kept telling them something was wrong without telling them what was right. So I had to give them a yes or no every round till they got through all the puzzles. I think it made it more interesting that way and more of a challenge of who could finish first.
Jillian B. –
I have bought multiple of these escape rooms because of how much my students have enjoyed it. Have been able to use them as a center.
Katelyn J. –
The reading escape room was engaging and students enjoyed the interactive format, but it was quite challenging for my third graders. Many groups needed significant teacher support to work through the clues and understand the directions independently. With extra guidance and scaffolding, it can still be a fun activity, but I would recommend it more for stronger readers or older students.
Kathryn C. –
I was looking for an engaging activity for my students to complete at the end of the year. This resource is phenomenal! My students were so engaged, and at times frustrated because they had to use their reading skills to get the questions right! I plan on purchasing more of these!!
Schooling Supplements –
This was something fun to do. The kids love all these escape rooms. They are challenging but fun!
Angelica B. –
I use this with my tutoring students and it is a fun and engaging way to practice skills.
Layna C. –
This was exactly what I needed for my class! It saved me so much prep time and was very easy to download and use immediately. Thank you for making my week a little easier!
Jones’ Jungle –
The kids love figuring out who did it! I like the fact that they had a fun way to review comprehension skills.
Rebecca D. –
This is such a fun and engaging way to review reading skills! My students loved it.
Rachel Richards –
Great resource for my students! I would recommended it!
Becky Gilray –
Students were highly engaged and enjoyed finding the escape.
Joe Matteoli –
My class was very engaged while using this resource. Thank you!
Kristen L. –
My students love these escape rooms. They make for a fun review!
Diana J. –
This was a fantastic and engaging resource! My 4th graders were completely hooked from start to finish, and it kept them actively using their reading comprehension skills the entire time. The “whodunit” format added just the right amount of excitement and critical thinking. It was easy to prep, well-organized, and perfect for collaboration. Highly recommend for making ELA fun and meaningful!
Ariel S. –
This was a great resource to use in the classroom!
ALEXIS P. –
Used this after a test and my students had so much fun
ARose Resources –
My students absolutely LOVE to learn using this escape room! It helped their reading comprehension!
Olivia Rodney –
My 4th & 5th graders have been enjoying this activity. It’s been challenging but they have persevered. I found it helpful to offer print and digital options simultaneously.
Amy N. –
This was a great escape room for students to work through after testing!
Erin L. –
The Magicore technology is so easy to use! The kids love these escape rooms!
lynn F. –
This was a great activity that we used for a different type of test prep. The kids seemed to really enjoy it, and I liked how they were able to navigate much of it on their own until they needed some extra help at the end of they couldn’t figure out the code.
Amy S. –
My students especially enjoyed the video format and the organizer format.
Chastain’s Gifted and Talented High Flyers –
My kiddos loved using this resource as a Morning Meeting template. I twas well designed and easily editable- thank you!
lasonya leflore –
This activity was interactive, engaging, and challenging. It also read the questions to my students who needed it enabling all learners the ability to complete independently and at their own pace. I liked that it gave me option to print, use Google Slides, or Webscape (interactive with videos).
FifthGradeFridaze –
I’ve used this in both 4th and 5th grade and it’s a great resource for introducing this skill
Teacher’s Heart –
I think this is a nice resource to have for learners.
saraashley S. –
Great intervention for my 5th graders to use and keep them engaged.
Rachel J. –
This was a fun way to work on reading and comprehension.
Ingalsbe Creates –
This resource was well organized, easy to use, and very practical. The directions were clear, and it was simple to adapt for my needs. It saved me time and helped support student learning in a meaningful way. I would definitely recommend this resource to other educators.