Make learning fun with this BOOM Cards Digital Escape Room about the baseball superstar and civil rights activist, Jackie Robinson!

Students will explore the key facts about the baseball legend through an interactive ELA reading comprehension adventure. This no-prep, self-marking activity is perfect for 5th–6th grade students in Black History Month and can be used in 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 Jackie Robinson-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 key events and figures from African-Americans in sport 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 escape room reinforces ELA comprehension skills while letting students have fun exploring a famous figure from history.

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