Banned Books Week Customizable Escape Room / Breakout Game (US)

Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!

Over twenty five banned books are involved with this breakout game. Students will move around the room to learn more about banned books and authors that they’ve interacted with in their everyday lives. Physical copies of all of the books are not required.

You can use physical locks and a lock box or a digital Google Form with this game. (The form is included with your purchase.)

This purchase includes:
★ A detailed document outlining each clue card, setup, and running the game
★ An answer sheet for students
★ An editable Google Slides document for all of the clue cards
★ A digital breakout Google Form that is pre-set to accept the correct answers for this game

Notes:
★ Breakout games involve additional setup such as printing clues, color coding clues (if you let students work in teams), and in some cases writing on supplemental files with invisible ink
★ Supplies needed for this game include invisible ink pens, black light flashlights, and QR Readers
★ If you purchase this breakout and are not able to get all of the supplies, please get in touch with me. I can help you create alternate ways to present the clue to students if needed.
★ Most of these games involve clues that have a uniform answer, regardless of where the game is played. However, some games involve numbers such as pages in a dictionary or atlas. In these cases, the explanation document will tell you that you need to customize the answer based on your resources.
★ Please try the game at least one day before you would like to try it with your students and get in touch with me if you have any questions. I usually respond to emails within a few hours. Try it out beforehand to ensure that you completely understand how each clue can be solved.
★ The page that you download is only one page. This document is a PDF that links to a Google Doc with about thirty pages of documents related to the lesson. The file is set up this way to ensure that you always have access to the newest version of the document.

Here’s what other teachers are saying about this lesson:
★ My students really enjoyed this escape room. It was challenging, but in a good way. Great way to introduce Banned Books Week.
★ I loved this! I used it with my 8th grade and my sophomore classes & we had a blast.
★ Super cute! A great addition to our lesson!
★ This was a class-favorite activity! It created a lot of discussion surrounding censorship and the challenging/banning of books. The students had a blast too.
★ A fun addition to our Banned Book Week study. Thank you.
★ A fun and engaging way to celebrate banned books week.
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★ I used this during Banned Book Week with my 7th grade advanced ELA students in my library. The students were very engaged, had fun, and learned a lot, too! Great resource!
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