Adding & Subtracting Integers Digital Escape Room

Inside the case file

Mind the negatives — one sign slip and the lock stays shut — this Adding & Subtracting Integers Digital Escape Room sends students through a Valentine's Day challenge, working with positive and negative numbers to crack each code and escape.

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 6–9 with a Valentine's Day theme. Open it in any browser — no app, login, or subscription.

Quick details

• Grade levels: 6–9 (adding and subtracting integers)
• Format: Interactive, browser-based digital escape room
• Resource type: No-prep, self-checking math activity
• Skill focus: Integer addition and subtraction
• Tech needed: Any device with a web browser

The mission

Each lock guards the Valentine's celebration behind an integer problem. Students add and subtract positive and negative numbers — get the sign and value right 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 integer 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 integers with the same and different signs
• Subtracting integers
• Working with the number line and absolute value
• Applying integer rules in problems

Best used for

Math centers, tech time, early finishers, sub plans, Valentine's Day and February review, test prep, homeschool, and distance learning.