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15 February 2026

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Make learning fun with this BOOM Cards Digital Escape Room about the Day of the Dead! Students will explore the history and traditions of the Diá de los Muertos around the world through an interactive reading comprehension adventure. This no-prep, self-marking activity is perfect for Year 5 or Year 6 students and can be used for distance learning, independent work, or small groups.

The activity has been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room.

What’s Included

  • PDF with a direct link to the BOOM Cards™ Escape Room
  • 4 interactive Day of the Dead-themed tasks

Task 1: Read an informational text and answer true or false comprehension questions to escape a maze
Task 2: Solve a crossword puzzle and unscramble hidden letters
Task 3: Arrange timeline cards about famous holidays in chronological order
Task 4: Complete a word search puzzle and uncover the final hidden word
Automatic self-marking for instant feedback
Teacher guide with setup and assigning instructions

Perfect For

  • Distance learning or hybrid classrooms
  • Independent or partner work
  • Reading interventions or early finisher tasks
  • Team-building lessons
  • Emergency sub plans

Skills Covered

  • Reading comprehension
  • Text evidence
  • Sequencing events
  • Vocabulary and spelling
  • Logical problem-solving

Why Teachers Love It
Engaging, interactive, and fully digital — this Halloween escape room reinforces ELA comprehension skills while letting students have fun exploring the origins and global traditions of the Day of the Dead.

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Day of the Dead Escape Room Bundle | BOOM Card Digital & Print Versions

A BOOM™ Card Escape Room Activity and a printable Escape Room Activity about the traditions and history of the Day of the Dead. The NO PREP activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Both activities have been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room. The resources are great for: * Distance learning * Independent work * Homework * Guided reading sessions * Team building lessons * Emergency sub plans * Reading interventions The digital, BOOM Cards version is ideal for distance learning and the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers. The printable version comes in PDF format perfect for printing or uploading. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity. Both activities follow a similar format, with slight variances to the BOOM Cards version to allow the resource to be digital and self-marking. In Task 1 students will read an informational text about the Day of the Dead and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word. In Task 2 students will complete a crossword puzzle by answering ten questions. Answering these questions correctly will reveal some hidden letters which need to be unscrambled to reveal the second word. In Task 3 students will sort 27 timeline task cards about famous holidays, putting them in order from the earliest date in the year to the latest. When they have finished their third word will be revealed. In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word.

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