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#Possible breakout edu words password#

In our district, we are given a supply fund, but I know this is not the case for all districts. First, you could always ask the team or grade level to split the cost. Most teachers don’t have the money to spend on one kit so let me suggest a few ideas for making this happen. Now, you may have already visited the website and noticed the price of one kit ($150). Each of the small boxes could easily contain a “prize.” Can I make my own? My classes this year are very competitive, so it worked to my advantage to make only one winning group. I did this so that there would be only one group to win the treasure chest of candy. Once they had all the locks opened the small box held a riddle that leads them to a key hidden behind one of my anchor charts. Tackling the directional locks took some thinking, thankfully my co-teacher came up with a great idea. The letter lock can be used as a four letter word answer or you can use multiple choice questions. To add a little more fun to this you could also include a riddle that would lead them to a hidden key. I asked students to complete a task that needed to be checked by a teacher and if correct they were awarded the key. The key locks were made from the most complex material. You can also use ciphers to translate letters into numbers. Looking at my materials there were a few questions I could ask that created a number series. We used 2 key locks, a 3 digit number lock, a 4 digit number lock, a 4 letter word lock, and a directional lock. To organize myself, I laid out each lock and gave it a sheet of paper. If trying to figure this all out sounds daunting, it did to me at first, be sure to check out the website for complete session ideas.

This is where you can get creative! Choose if you’d prefer tasks to open locks or have them moving around the room to find clues that will lead to opening a lock. I chose to make this pretty challenging, so I had 6 total locks on each box. One way to facilitate this is to use the Breakout EDU Reflection Cards to facilitate the discussion.Next, you will need to create the tasks associated with each lock.

Allow time for reflection – As with any lesson, it’s important to give the students time to reflect on what went well and what they could do better next time.

Solving the puzzles should be reward enough plus, by awarding prizes, you risk the chance of reducing engagement in future breakout lessons.

Avoid prizes – Refrain from giving out prizes for solving the puzzles.

This helps eliminate accidental resetting of the padlocks.

Use a lock parking lot - A lock parking lot is a space in the room where players place the padlocks they’ve unlocked.

Use a timer - Add an element of urgency to your games by adding a time limit.

Note down combinations - Make a note of all the combinations/solutions ready for when you need to reset them.

It’s OK to FAIL - Don’t worry if students fail to unlock all the padlocks. It’s not about beating the game it’s about developing collaboration and problem solving skills.

Total price with shipping: £53.44 ( Prices correct as of August 2017)Īlternatively, if you already have a suitable box/case but no way of attaching a lock, you could wrap a bike chain around the box and use that to attach your padlocks. Price does not include tax and shipping.įor those on a tight budget or outside of the US, here is a list of alternatives for creating your own (DIY) BreakoutEdu kit:

#Possible breakout edu words password#

All the games are password protected so students can’t find the answers online. The official Breakout EDU kit ( ) includes everything you need to play over 250 games created for the classroom environment.