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The AmGen laboratory mainframe has been corrupted by a digital virus, and critical safety messages are glitching. Your students must act as Grammar Specialists to repair the damaged sentences and restore the system before the outbreak spreads.

This free activity turns KS2 SPaG practice into a quick problem-solving challenge. Students identify and correct errors in sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling, then decode a hidden six-letter access code using the bold letters from each corrected sentence.

Ten minutes. Zero prep. One very engaged class.

What’s Included
One printable Fix the Sentences activity sheet
Built-in codebreaker element
Full answer key for quick marking

SPaG Skills Covered
Sentence structure and sentence boundaries
Punctuation accuracy including capital letters and full stops
Spelling correction
Editing and proofreading
Aligned to KS2 National Curriculum SPaG objectives for Years 5 and 6

Perfect For
Year 5 and Year 6
Post-SATs reward activities
Literacy starters and warm-ups
Early finisher tasks
Cover lessons and supply teacher plans
Quick SPaG assessment

Why Teachers Love It
No prep, just print and go.
The built-in codebreaker keeps students motivated all the way through.
A genuine taster of the full Zombie Outbreak! series. Same format, same engagement, completely free.

Part of the Zombie Outbreak! Series
If your students enjoy this activity, explore the complete Zombie Outbreak! experience. The Grammar Bundle includes the Puzzle Pack, Mystery Game, and 3-Level Editing Challenge. Add the Lab Lockdown Escape Room for the full immersive unit.

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A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

Bundle

KS2 SPaG Bundle | Escape Room, Puzzle Pack, Maze Game, Mystery Game, 3-Level Editing Challenge | Zombie Outbreak! Year 5 and 6

**AmGen Labs is in lockdown. The outbreak is spreading. And your pupils are the only response team left.** This is a complete story-driven grammar unit built around one connected narrative — the Zombie Outbreak! Your pupils will edit corrupted data, crack codes, navigate the facility, eliminate suspects, and ultimately face the full Lab Lockdown classroom escape room experience. Grammar revision has never had higher stakes. Every activity in this bundle uses the same storyline, so pupils stay immersed in the world while rotating through completely different activity formats. It works as a themed unit, a literacy rotation, a post-SATs reward week, or a ready-to-go cover lesson that runs itself. **How to Run It as a Unit** Day 1: Launch the outbreak with the Fix the Sentences starter activity. Introduce the world and hook the class. Day 2-3: Work through the puzzle pack and differentiated editing challenge. Build the grammar skills pupils will need for the escape room. Day 4: Run the mystery investigation and grammar maze. Pupils eliminate suspects and navigate the facility map. Day 5: Full Lab Lockdown escape room simulation. Everything comes together under time pressure. **What's Included (6 Resources)** 1. Lab Lockdown Classroom Escape Room — the full simulation experience 2. Zombie Outbreak! Grammar Puzzle Pack — five connected codebreaking missions 3. Grammar Mystery Game — eliminate suspects to identify the source of the outbreak 4. 3-Version Grammar Maze — one facility map, three separate versions; one wrong turn and you meet a zombie 5. Differentiated 3-Level Editing Challenge — three levels of increasing difficulty with extension task 6. Fix the Sentences Starter Activity — the perfect hook for Day 1 **Skills Covered** * Sentence structure (simple, compound, and complex) * Punctuation and comma rules * Irregular verb tenses * Subject-verb agreement * Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions * Homophones and word form accuracy * Spelling and editing accuracy * Proofreading and revision * Inference and logical thinking **Perfect For** Years 5–6 English and SPaG Post-SATs reward days End of year activities Themed English units Literacy rotations and stations Cover lessons — every activity is self-explanatory Early finisher tasks Small group or partner work **Why Teachers Love It** No preparation required — just print and use Six completely different activity formats across one connected story Built-in differentiation through the 3-level editing challenge Every activity is self-checking: wrong answers have built-in consequences Scales from a single lesson to a full themed week Feels like an experience, works like a grammar curriculum **The Value** The Lab Lockdown escape room alone retails at £8. This bundle brings together all six resources at a significant saving — the puzzle pack, mystery game, grammar maze, editing challenge, and starter activity included. It is the best value way to access the complete Zombie Outbreak! experience. Want to try before you buy? Download the free Zombie Outbreak! Fix the Sentences starter activity in the Ready Steady Games store and meet the outbreak before committing to the full mission.

£12.00

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