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Literary Escape Room

Teams read short passages and open three locks per room using vocabulary, inference and text evidence.

Grades 4–12Escape roomSolo or 2–4 teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

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Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 minutes. No sign-up needed.

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Grade versions included

Grades 4–5: Six-sentence stories and articles; context clues, simple inferences and main idea
Grades 6–8: Seven-sentence stories and articles; theme, author's purpose and strongest evidence
Grades 9–12: Literary fiction, essays and argument; irony, author's stance and qualified claims

What students practice

Context clues and vocabulary, inference, theme and main idea, author's purpose, citing text evidence, literary and informational reading

Great for

Whole-class review on the smartboard, literacy centers, test prep, early finishers and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

Standards

OAS Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing

Common Core: RL.1–RL.4 · RI.1–RI.4

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How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class, enter 2–4 players or teams (or solo practice) and press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game files and a one-page Quick Start guide.

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