*Please note.  This is a flex class.  There will be no live meetings. 

Each week we will independently participate in an escape room focusing on a specific math skill.  A link to the escape room will be posted in the classroom on Monday.  Students will be challenged to complete the puzzles and escape the room in 30 minutes and are required to submit their answers to the teacher when completed.  Each escape room will include videos for further instruction and enhancement (including, but not limited to, videos by the teacher).  The students are expected to communicate through the classroom chat to share tips on how to solve the puzzles with other learners.  Participation and interaction in the classroom chat is not encouraged or optional but it is expected and very important.  Learners are expected to post how long it took them to complete the puzzles in the classroom chat each week. We will have an ongoing tally of learners and their times.  NO POSTING ANSWERS PLEASE!  The teacher will be available through the classroom chat on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to answer any questions regarding the puzzles.  This FLEX course has 8 different escape rooms.  Every week one will be released on Monday and it will need to be completed by Wednesday. Answers will be posted by the teacher on Thursday each week.     

Students should be familiar with the math skills before class since these puzzles will serve as a review. 

Week 1:  INTO THE FOREST: including but not limited to place value and rounding

Week 2:   VILLAGE ADVENTURE: including but not limited to mental addition and subtraction

Week 3:  ESCAPE THE CAVE: including but not limited to multiplication 

Week 4:  FOREST MAZE: including but not limited to division

Week 5:   FUN HOUSE (OR NOT!): including but not limited to roman numerals 

Week 6:  SNOWY VILLAGE: including but not limited to adding and subtracting fractions with a common denominator 

Week 7: THE NETHER: including but not limited to measurement (length, weight, volume)

Week 8: THE END: some of the above and word problems 

*Special note: You do not need to have access to (or be familiar with) Minecraft for any of these escape rooms. The focus is on math practice.  The theme is Minecraft.