Adding & Subtracting Decimals Digital Escape Room

Inside the case file

Every decimal lined up is one step closer to the exit — this Adding & Subtracting Decimals Digital Escape Room turns Thanksgiving word problems into a chain of codes students unlock by computing carefully and escaping.

It's fully digital and self-checking, so wrong answers won't open the lock and there's nothing for you to grade. Built for Grades 4–7 with a Thanksgiving theme. Open it in any browser — no app, login, or subscription.

Quick details

• Grade levels: 4–7 (adding and subtracting decimals)
• Format: Interactive, browser-based digital escape room
• Resource type: No-prep, self-checking math activity
• Skill focus: Decimal addition and subtraction in word problems
• Tech needed: Any device with a web browser

The mission

The Thanksgiving budget is locked behind a series of decimal word problems. Students must add and subtract their way to each answer — solve correctly and the codes appear, one puzzle at a time.

How the escape room works

• Open the private link in any browser — no app, login, or subscription
• Solve each decimal word problem to reveal a code
• Enter the code to unlock the next stage — wrong answers won't open it
• The room self-checks, so students get instant feedback
• Crack the final code to escape

What's included

• An interactive digital escape room hosted on a private site
• Animated, self-checking puzzles with randomized answers for replayability
• No Boom Cards, Google Slides, logins, or subscriptions
• A PDF with your private access link to share via Google Classroom, email, or your LMS

Skills covered

• Adding and subtracting decimals
• Lining up place value and regrouping
• Solving multi-step word problems
• Applying decimal operations to real-world money and measurement

Best used for

Math centers, tech time, early finishers, sub plans, Thanksgiving and fall review, test prep, homeschool, and distance learning.