The Locked Theatre – Whole Class Escape Game

The Locked Theatre is a high‑engagement whole class escape room game that challenges students to work together to solve puzzles, crack codes and unlock the theatre before the final curtain falls. Designed for collaborative learning, this immersive classroom escape game is perfect for team building, start‑of‑year activities, end‑of‑term fun or anytime you want to boost student engagement.

Set inside a theatre on opening night, students must solve theatre‑themed clues hidden across the stage, backstage and audience areas. Each correct solution reveals part of the final code, requiring communication, logic and teamwork to succeed.

What’s Included in This Whole Class Escape Room Resource

This low‑prep escape room activity includes everything you need to run a smooth and engaging session:

• Interactive presentation slides to guide the game
• Four printable escape room clues:
  • Odd One Out vocabulary task
  • Colour by Code reasoning activity
  • Word Scramble puzzle
  • Word Search challenge
• Student worksheets for collaborative problem‑solving
• Teacher answer key for quick feedback

All materials are designed for whole‑class use, making this escape room easy to facilitate while keeping every student involved.

Why Escape Rooms are Great for the Start of the Year

The Locked Theatre is more than just fun – it’s a purposeful learning experience that builds:

• Collaboration and communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Vocabulary and reading comprehension
• Positive classroom community

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the different files available, but make sure you at least have the set of slides and the student workbook ready to go.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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