I'm always looking for new, fun ways to have students learn and practice our standards. This year, the rise in popularity of escape rooms and escape classrooms really inspired me to figure out how they actually work in the elementary classroom. This post will help you get some ideas on how to make an escape room challenge for your 3-5 students! Looking for classroom photos of my escape rooms in action?  Click here for my Escape Room Tips & Tricks blog post. Choosing the Right Theme Something that you really have to think about when designing an escape room for the classroom is what theme would be appropriate and fun for elementary kids. Think about what your students are really into. Is there a mystery book series they really love that you can model an escape challenge after? I chose Emojis as the theme of  my escape challenge . Making it Work With Large Class Sizes I'm not sure about you, but I'm not super excited about 30 kids running around......