Following directions: The Magic Classroom Mystery
Young A2 learners help open a mysterious golden box by solving five puzzles about following two-step classroom directions. Each correct answer reveals one letter of the secret word.
A free Escape Room for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Following two-step directions in the classroom.
One morning, your class finds a strange golden box on the teacher's desk. A note says: 'Follow the directions, and the box will open!' Each puzzle gives you one secret letter. Work together, listen carefully, and find the magic word to open the box!
Solve 5 puzzles about following two-step classroom directions. Collect one letter from each puzzle to spell the 5-letter secret word and open the golden box.
Puzzles
- 🔔 Listen and Do: Your teacher says: 'Stand up and close the door.' What do you do?
- 🧩 Step One, Step Two: Match each first step with the second step that goes best with it.
- ✏️ The Mixed-Up Word: The teacher says: 'Take out your ___ and write the date.' Unscramble this word: CNEPIL
- 🔢 The Secret Number Code: The teacher wrote a direction in code: 'Open your ___ and draw a circle.' Use A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26 to find the missing word.
- 📖 Tom and Mia's Morning: Read the story. Are the sentences true or false?
Printable worksheet
This Escape Room comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Write each answer.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Write each answer.
- 🔔 Listen and Do Your teacher says: 'Stand up and close the door.' What do you do? a) Sit down, then close the door. b) Stand up, then close the door. c) Stand up, then open the window. d) Close your book, then sit down.
- 🧩 Step One, Step Two Match each first step with the second step that goes best with it. Open your book Pick up your pencil Take out your scissors Wash your hands turn to page 10 write your name line up for lunch cut the paper
- ✏️ The Mixed-Up Word The teacher says: 'Take out your ___ and write the date.' Unscramble this word: CNEPIL P E N C L I