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Skippy and Anna are imprisoned in a castle and need to find their way out of five locked rooms to escape. 

To unlock each room, they need to find the solution to a problem. In each case, the solution provides the key to that room.

Can you help them to get out?

The first room:

There is a pile of dice.

Three of them are put in a row. The numbers on the top of these three add to 8. What do the hidden numbers on the bottom add to?

This number is the first key.

The second room:

Skippy and Anna have the first key number. They have gone through the first locked door.

There are ten cards numbered from 0 to 9. Five of these are face down in a row on the table.

The numbers on the first two cards add to the first key number. The numbers on the second and third cards add to 9. The numbers on the third and fourth cards add to 11. The numbers on the fourth and fifth cards add to 16.

What number is on the last card? This number is the second key.

The third room:

Skippy and Anna have the second key number. They have gone through the second locked door. Here there is a diagram.

There are two overlapping circles inside a rectangle. The rectangle is the second key number of centimetres long and 5 centimetres high.

How far apart are the centres of the two circles?

Square this answer and subtract one. This will give you the third key number.

The fourth room:

Skippy and Anna have the third key number. They have gone through the third locked door.

On the floor there is a strange diagram and the numbers from 1 to 8 on eight cards. The diagram is a square with eight boxes arranged round it.

Skippy and Anna have to arrange the numbers in the boxes so that each side of the square adds to the third key number.

To find the fourth key number, add the numbers on all the corner boxes and then subtract 10.

The fifth room:

Skippy and Anna have the fourth key number. They have gone through the fourth locked door.

On the table there are some jam tarts.

The tarts were baked in two identical trays. The trays hold the fourth key number of tarts each.

There are enough tarts to fill one tray but not enough to fill the other one as well.

If the tarts are counted in fours there are three left over.

If they are counted in threes there is one left over.

How many tarts are there altogether? This number is the fifth and last key.

The last question:

Before they can leave the castle you must answer a last question. What is Skippy's real name? Using the code 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C, ... 26 = Z translate all the key numbers into letters.

These letters will give you an anagram of Skippy's real name. When you have worked this out, Skippy and Anna will be free!

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KS2 Maths Games: Think Academy UK’s Free Virtual Escape Rooms

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Whether you’re on the lookout for something to keep the kids occupied during the school holidays, or are trying out a more unconventional approach when it comes to learning maths, this page has it all. The teachers at Think Academy have diligently created some new, interactive KS2 maths games for your child to enjoy!

Below you’ll discover two virtual maths escape rooms. The first is spaceship-themed and has been designed for children in Years 3 and 4. The second is set in what we’ve decided to call a maths dungeon and has been designed with children in Years 5 and 6 in mind.

Each of the escape rooms has a degree of interactivity to help keep children engaged. We’ve included some video and audio clips to help your child follow the storyline as they put their maths knowledge to practice and complete the escape room. Most importantly, these KS2 maths games are free to enjoy, and so if your child has fun, you can easily share this page with your friends.

Years 3 and 4, prepare to blast off into outer space!

We’re ready to welcome you on-board our alien spaceship-themed virtual escape room this half-term. You’ll be completing brain teasers and maths challenges to unlock new clues that’ll help you escape, all while learning about  Fractions ,  Area ,  Time , and more.

This escape room, including all content and materials, is designed for 8-9-year-olds for some fun maths practice. So, if you’re ready to go intergalactic and use the power of maths to fight extraterrestrials, tap the button below!

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This is the ultimate maths test. Guided only by your knowledge of maths, you need to escape the maths dungeon and flee the evil teacher’s wrath! Your storyline will involve watching video clips from Think Academy tutors as they give you clues to progress to the next level.

This escape room will test your knowledge on more complex areas of maths such as  Geometry ,  Calculations ,  Fractions ,  Sequences  and  Sudoku-style problems !

This escape room is designed for 10-11-year-olds, for some fun but challenging maths practice.

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Problem Solving Escape Room KS2

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This is an escape room problem solving game for 8 groups. Children must use mathematical skills to find letters which equate to numbers to unlock padlocks.

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Escape the Room Worksheets

Welcome to our Escape the Room worksheets section, where you’ll find a collection of fun and challenging worksheets designed to help students build their problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.

With our Escape the Room worksheets, your students will get practice with critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and problem-solving skills with the puzzles and find their way out of the room.

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How to Use:

Each escape room has a door and 3 activtities to solve. When students complete the 3 activities, they have a set of 3 numbers they can use to crack the door code. This is done by listing all possible number combinations next to the door.  The answer key provides the correct answer and can be shared with the student/s upon completion of the activity. 

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School Escape Rooms has bridged the gap between traditional Escape Rooms or Breakout Rooms, that can be visited around the country, and bringing an engaging Breakout / Escape themed  Team Building activity to schools. This has also allowed us to create age appropriate challenges and allows a class of children to take part at any one time.

This has all been made possible by developing our bespoke Escape Boxes. Combining these boxes with codes, riddles and puzzles, created by industry experts has provided a great way to take part in collaborative, immersive problem solving activities. These session whilst being great team building activities can cover a range of themes and topics.

How it Works

The Escape box’s are setup with between 6 -13 activities depending on the age group that the escape is for. When completed pupils will access a key that will open the timer box. They can then turn this off to register their time.

Every activity provides the team with a 3 – 5 digit code or letter code that will open a relevant padlock.

We aim to run our School Escape Days in the school hall. If this is not possible we can use a classroom although this must be the same classroom for the duration of our stay.

Our School Escapes are suitable for KS2 children at Primary School and we can generally accommodate 4 classes in a day. There is an example timetable in the sidebar of this page.

We think that our Escape boxes are a . Alongside a unique team building experience School Escape activities following National Curriculum subject areas for Primary Schools in:

Maths – 4 versions

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Science – 4 versions

Team Building – The Heist

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Multiplication Escape Room Maths Activity KS2

Subject: Mathematics

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Game/puzzle/quiz

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16 April 2024

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Are you looking for fun and engaging ways for your students to practice times tables? Perfect for Key Stage 2, this printable resource provides 9 exciting puzzles to help your students practice their multiplication facts. With detailed instructions, low-prep requirements, and the option to cut out puzzle pieces as part of the activity, this is a must-have back-to-school or end of the year activity when keeping your students’ focus can be challenging.

With detailed instructions and solutions provided, this resource is easy to implement in your classroom. You can choose to have your students cut out the puzzle pieces as part of the activity, or you can prepare them ahead of time for convenience. Simply print the puzzles, divide your students into small groups, and watch as they work together to solve the multiplication problems and complete the escape room challenge.

• Engage your students in team-building and critical thinking
• Provide a fun and exciting end-of-term or maths club activity
• Reinforce multiplication facts and improve problem-solving skills
• Promote collaboration and communication among your students

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

• Prepare the tube with certificate or reward hidden inside.
• Print out the Question Booklet
• Divide your students into groups of up to 4.
• Explain the objective of the activity and provide each group with the necessary materials.
• Let your students work together to solve the puzzles and unlock the answers.
• Encourage collaboration, critical thinking, and communication among group members.
• Monitor the progress of each group and provide support or hints as needed. Multiplication charts are included for those who would benefit from extra support.

A4 PDF printable download includes 9 puzzles, solutions, instructions, multiplication charts, certificates.

What your students need:

• Sticky tape
• Question Booklet

Updates: 05/12/23: This resource has been rewritten to make the descriptions clearer, errors have been corrected and a more print-friendly design has been used. 14/04/24: Updated to new branding.

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