Old McDonald's Lost Key
A farm-themed escape room where young learners meet animal words through Old McDonald's farm. Students solve five puzzles to find the secret word and free the animals.
A free Escape Room for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: My word list.
Old McDonald lost the key to his big red barn! All the animals are locked inside, and they are hungry. Each animal left a clue to help you find the secret word. Solve the puzzles and open the barn door before dinner time!
Solve 5 animal puzzles, collect one letter from each puzzle, and spell the secret word to open the barn.
Puzzles
- 🐶 Who Says Woof?: Old McDonald has many animals. One animal says 'Woof! Woof!' Which animal is it?
- 🐰 Match the Animals: Match each animal to the correct sentence.
- 🐴 Which One Is Different?: Look at the four animals. Three animals walk on legs. One animal is different. Which one?
- 🐢 The Secret Number Code: This animal is very slow. It has a hard shell on its back. Use the code A=1, B=2, C=3... to find the animal.
- 🐹 Tom's Little Pet: 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.
- 🐶 Who Says Woof? Old McDonald has many animals. One animal says 'Woof! Woof!' Which animal is it? a) Cats b) Cows c) Dogs d) Birds
- 🐰 Match the Animals Match each animal to the correct sentence. birds rabbits cows pigs They can fly and sing in the trees. They say 'moo' and give us milk. They have long ears and like carrots. They are pink and say 'oink'.
- 🐴 Which One Is Different? Look at the four animals. Three animals walk on legs. One animal is different. Which one? a) cows b) snakes c) chickens d) horses