Adding & Subtracting Decimals Word Problems Christmas Digital Escape Room

Inside the case file

Lock the lesson and hand over a link. Your students step into a festive Christmas adventure where every locked door hides a decimal word problem. Add and subtract carefully, reveal the code, and unlock your way to the exit before the holidays.

It's a no-prep, self-checking review game that runs in any browser — no apps, no logins, no printing. Just send the link and let them race the clock.

Quick details

• Grade levels: 5-7
• Format: Interactive, browser-based digital escape room
• Resource type: No-prep, self-checking review game
• Skill focus: Adding and subtracting decimals in word problems
• Tech needed: Any device with a web browser

The mission

Santa's gift budget is in chaos and every receipt is a decimal word problem. Add and subtract carefully, collect the codes, and balance the books before the workshop closes for the night.

How the escape room works

• Open the private link — no app or login required.
• Work through a series of animated decimal word problem challenges.
• Each correct answer reveals a code that unlocks the next room.
• Wrong answers won't open the lock, so the room checks itself.
• Crack the final code to escape and win.

What's included

• An interactive escape room hosted on a private site — animated, with randomized answers for replayability.
• No Boom Cards, Google Slides, logins, or subscriptions.
• A PDF containing your private access link to share via Google Classroom, email, or any LMS.

Skills covered

• Adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths
• Solving multi-step decimal word problems
• Lining up place value and the decimal point

Best used for

Holiday math centers, tech time, early finishers, sub plans, homeschool, test prep, review days, and distance learning.