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From Puzzles to Ciphers: 25 Hour of Code Activities for Your Classroom
Discover 25 engaging Hour of Code activities to excite and inspire your students! From cybersecurity to cryptography, and immersive escape room challenges, bring coding to life in your classroom with tons of activities to choose from.
8 December Holidays Around the World (Plus activities to celebrate them)
December is a month full of holidays celebrated all around the world, each with their unique traditions and festivities. Here are eight December holidays that you can learn about and enjoy with your class or family and friends.
12 Thanksgiving Activities You Can Try Today
Looking for fun Thanksgiving activities to try today? Check out these 12 ideas, including a Turkey Trouble escape room, gratitude tree, and Thanksgiving bingo.
10 Ways to Gamify Your Professional Development
Professional development doesn’t have to be boring. By incorporating gamification techniques, you can make the learning process more engaging, motivating, and effective. Here’s how!
20 Back to School Games Your Students Will Love
Discover 20 exciting FREE back-to-school games that will energize your classroom! From an “Escape the Classroom” game to a class-wide scavenger hunt, find activities that promote learning, laughter and community.
Digital Escape Room Puzzle Ideas
These are escape room puzzle ideas including how to create a scenario and the types games to include in your escape room at home.
Escape the Classroom Game
If you want to create an escape the classroom game, this guide will show you how and give you 10 fun game ideas.
The Best Microsoft Flip Alternatives for Teachers
Explore the best 5 alternatives to Microsoft Flip (formerly Flipgrid) for teachers. Discover Mirror, Gravity, Padlet, Screencastify Submit, and Vimeo + FigJam. Learn about their features, pricing, and how to use them for video discussions, reflections, and collaborative assignments.
Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft: 10 Video Game-Inspired Activities for the Classroom
Unleash the power of play in your classroom with video game inspired activities for your students. Discover engaging, curriculum-aligned activities that transform learning into an adventure!
Score Big With March Madness: 10 Innovative Activities For The Classroom
Discover engaging and innovative classroom activities inspired by March Madness. This post offers educators creative ways to incorporate the excitement of the tournament into lessons that captivate and educate.
5 Easy and FREE Ways to Turn Your Classroom Into an Escape Room
Turn your class into an escape room with FREE tools and resources from VirtualEscapeRooms.org where you can unlock adventure from anywhere!
13 Free Halloween Activities for Home or School
Get into the spooky spirit with these 13 free Halloween activities for kids! From virtual escape rooms to scavenger hunts, pumpkin carving to secret messages, there’s something for everyone.
10 Team Building Activities for Back to School
Looking for team building activities to help your students get to know each other and work together? These 10 fun and engaging activities are perfect for the first few weeks of school or a new semester.
Team Building Escape Rooms: The Ultimate Engagement Activity
Discover why virtual escape rooms are the perfect choice for your next team building event and how you can use them take your team’s collaboration to the next level.
Virtual Escape Rooms vs. Traditional Escape Rooms: What’s the Difference?
A virtual escape room is a type of online game where players are placed in a virtual setting, typically a digital version of a physical escape room, and must solve puzzles and riddles to escape the room or complete a specific task.
