Reading Intervention - Middle School Reading Digital Escape Room - Burnbridge #1

Engage your 8th and 9th grade students who are reading below age level with this reading intervention middle school escape room! Perfect for students reading at a 4th-5th grade reading level, this reading escape room will allow your students to engage in critical thinking in an adventure themed activity. 

Each game in the Burnbridge series is a reading adventure with puzzles and riddles that engage students in collaboration and critical thinking. Students practice making inferences, sequencing, and prioritizing information. Perfect for a reading intervention, this reading digital escape room takes around 40 minutes to complete and students can complete independently or with a partner. 

⭐️ Burnbridge #1 - The Abandoned Skatepark ⭐️

This middle school escape room follows Andie, a teenager from the town of Burnbridge, as she follows clues to find her missing best friend. It is Game #1 in the Burnbridge Breakout series. This game ends up being pretty light-hearted, but will give you and your students a good sense of how the technical aspects work.

Your reading digital escape room includes:

1. A link and password to a web-based interactive adventure game

2. A full Teacher’s Guide

• An introduction to the reading digital escape room interface
• A step-by-step guide to solving the puzzles
• A complete Answer Key
• A one-page "Quick Reference Sheet" to print for Game Day

3. Thematic extension activities – written at a 9th grade level

• “The Rise of Skateboarding” nonfiction article
• QR research prompts
• Related sources
• Digital versions

4. Optional (and editable!) Written Extension activities

• Analysis prompt & rubric
• Creative writing prompt & rubric
• Game reflection

Engage your struggling readers with this middle school escape room. There are thematically-related nonfiction readings, creative writing, vocabulary, and research activities at the target grade level. Prep is quick and easy - just assign the reading escape room to your students and watch them engage and learn! 

The game alone has been designed to take students 45-60 minutes, perfect for a reading intervention! If you have them complete any of the accompanying assignments, you could make this last several days. The game is meant to act as a 'bridge' to the on-level assignments.

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What other teachers are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I used this for my Tier III reading intervention. It was just challenging enough for them without being "too hard". The program is easy to use. Thank you!” - Jessica G.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My students BEG to do these breakouts! Using them in my class with struggling readers was a game changer. The inferencing and critical thinking skills used in these games translated to their reading. The productive struggle while solving the puzzles provided opportunities to talk about perseverance and strategies to use when something is hard.” - Marcie S.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My kids loved this and I like how it MADE them look around and think instead of just rushing through questions.” - Monica R.

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