BreakoutEDU

BRING "ESCAPE ROOM" MECHANICS INTO YOUR CLASSROOM

What is BreakoutEDU? Take a quick look at their official site or flip through this slide deck to get an idea.

Through our school district, you can request access to the official BreakoutEDU kits.

Though, if you want to have some kits of your own, you can easily put some together through a quick shopping spree on Amazon. Check out the Breakout box shopping list here.

FIND BREAKOUT GAMES TO PLAY WITH YOUR CLASS

The best thing about Breakout is that you can use it with any content in any subject area.

Luckily for all of us, many very capable creators out there have put the work in to build a vast array of games that you can use right away in your class. Here's how:

Visit the links at right and search or browse for a game.
Print off any required materials (laminating is a good idea if you think you'll be using it again).
Prepare the game as per the included directions. This might include writing some messages in invisible ink and setting all the necessary lock combinations.

FIND BREAKOUT GAMES QUICKLY:

Find prepared Breakout games here at the official BreakoutEDU website. You'll need to sign in with our district account to access the games. Send an email to pwirth@hcsdk12.org to find out the info.
Check out a bunch of games that may or may not be featured on the official site, and get direct access to their resources with this huge archive stored in Google Drive.
Here you can find some games made by your Hamburg colleagues. Make sure you sign in to Google to access them. *COMING SOON*

CREATE GAMES TO PLAY WITH YOUR CLASS

You know your content.

Who better to create the experiences your kids crave?

Many resources can be created within Google Drive, using Slides, Drawings, Docs, Sheets, and Forms. Others can be cobbled together from websites with a special focus on code breaking and brain teasers.

Use a Breakout in place of an end of unit review, or to anticipate an upcoming unit of study!

make Rebus puzzle clues to challenge your students and a whole bunch of other cool things, too.
use these cipher rules to encode secret messages of your own, but beware: this stuff takes some time to digest!
how about clues encoded with Morse code? Lots of other encryption here, too
Here's a few countdown timers to choose from (with music!)

WAYS TO PLAY

DON'T HAVE BOXES? GO DIGITAL!

You don't have to have physical boxes and locks to recreate the engagement and excitement of Breakout. You can just as easily use various Google tools to create clues and puzzles, and have students use devices to crack the codes.

Looking for some examples of digital Breakout? Here's a list of teacher created Digital Breakouts that you can peruse and play as you like.

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