The Secret of the Night School
Young learners explore a dark school at night and meet key words for people and places at school. Each solved puzzle gives one letter of the secret code.
A free Escape Room for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: People and places at school.
It is late and the school is dark. You are locked inside! The caretaker leaves a note with five puzzles. Solve them, find the five letters, and open the big front door.
Solve five puzzles about people and places at school. Collect one letter from each puzzle to find the secret code and escape.
Puzzles
- 📚 The Book Room: A librarian works here. You read books here. What is this place?
- 🏫 School Words: Match each word to its meaning.
- ☕ The Grown-Up Room: The teachers drink coffee in the ______. The kids do not go in this room.
- 🔐 The Caretaker's Code: The caretaker cleans this long place. Pupils walk here between classrooms. Use A=1, B=2, C=3... to find the word.
- 🏀 A Day in the Gym: Read the text. 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 Support 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.
- 📚 The Book Room A librarian works here. You read books here. What is this place? a) corridor b) classroom c) library d) gym
- 🏫 School Words Match each word to its meaning. school classroom pupil teacher a room for lessons a person who helps children learn a child who learns at school a place where children learn
- ☕ The Grown-Up Room The teachers drink coffee in the ______. The kids do not go in this room.