The Messy House Mystery
Students solve chores-related puzzles to help a character clean the house before family returns from vacation.
A free Escape Room for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: chores.
Your family went on vacation and left you to take care of the house. When they return tomorrow, they expect everything to be clean and tidy. But you forgot to do your chores all week! Now you have one hour to figure out what needs to be done and unlock the cleaning supply closet.
Complete all chores puzzles to unlock the cleaning closet and save the day!
Puzzles
- 🛏️ Bedroom Basics: What do you do with your bed every morning?
- 🧹 Kitchen Helper: Which one is NOT a kitchen chore?
- 🚗 Outside Work: On Saturday, I help my dad _____ the car. We use soap and water to make it clean and shiny.
- ♻️ Earth Helper: Unscramble this word: CLECEYR
- 🗑️ Trash Day: the take I rubbish out.
- 🧺 Laundry Code: Decode this secret message about dirty clothes. Use A=1, B=2, C=3... Z=26
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.
- 🛏️ Bedroom Basics What do you do with your bed every morning? a) wash your bed b) move your bed c) buy your bed d) make your bed
- 🧹 Kitchen Helper Which one is NOT a kitchen chore? a) make your bed b) load the dishwasher c) wash dishes d) clean the table
- 🚗 Outside Work On Saturday, I help my dad _____ the car. We use soap and water to make it clean and shiny.