Turn your classroom into an exciting mystery adventure with this Valentine’s Day Escape Style Activity. Students will work together to solve the case of the Cupcake Thief while practicing comprehension, vocabulary, question words, and parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions. Perfect for ESL, EFL, and ELA classrooms, this resource combines fun with meaningful language review just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Designed with young learners in mind, this escape activity avoids complicated locks or codes. Instead, students complete 7 interactive tasks. Each time they finish, they’ll earn a teacher signature that lets them “unlock” the next challenge. Along the way, they eliminate suspects until the cupcake thief and hiding place are revealed. At the end, students earn fun rewards like printable bookmarks or homework passes!
Students Will Complete These Tasks:
- Vocabulary race – create words from “Crazy Cupcakes”
- Valentine’s Day vocabulary word search
- “What Am I?” inferencing word match
- Prepositions of place task cards
- Parts of speech heart coloring activity
- Valentine’s Day crossword puzzle with hints
- Question words practice (who, what, where, when, why, how)
What’s Included:
- Teacher answer key & step-by-step directions
- Student lock sheet to track progress
- Suspect cards & hiding place cards
- Hint cards for support
- Printable prizes: bookmarks & homework passes
- Full color and black-and-white versions
This Valentine’s escape activity is a fantastic way to review grammar while keeping students engaged during the holiday. Use it for classroom parties, small-group rotations, or as a fun whole-class challenge.
For even more February fun, pair this activity with our Valentine’s Day Bingo Game for interactive vocabulary practice.