Breakout EDU: The Ultimate Post-Test Reset for Your Classroom
After weeks of intense focus and silent work, students need a reset. A chance to reconnect, recharge, and rediscover the joy of learning. That’s where Breakout EDU becomes your secret weapon.
Breakout EDU is a versatile tool that can be used for reviewing academic content in preparation for testing or for those post-test moments. It offers meaningful, collaborative experiences that engage students and strengthen classroom community.
Why Post-Test Time Is a Crucial Opportunity
The days and weeks following standardized tests can feel like a strange in-between: the big pressure is over, but school isn’t done yet. This window is the perfect time to:
Rebuild classroom routines in a fun, collaborative way
Reengage students who’ve been burned out by testing
Focus on social-emotional growth alongside academics
Make space for student voice, creativity, and critical thinking
And Breakout EDU is uniquely built for all of this.
How Breakout EDU Supports a Post-Test Reset
Whether your students are craving movement, need a calm brain break, or want a new kind of challenge, there’s a Breakout EDU experience to meet them where they are. Breakout EDU offers an array of game types—each one ideal for different energy levels, group dynamics, and classroom goals.
🔐 Lock of the Day – Quick, Daily Engagement
Need something short and sweet? Lock of the Day offers one lock and it is the perfect five-minute activity to get brains warmed up or wind the day down.
Why it works post-testing:
Super low prep and quick to implement
Builds critical thinking in short bursts
Great routine builder to keep structure in place
Use Lock of the Day as:
A warm-up to start the day
A “cool-down” after recess or specials
A quick challenge during transition time
Check out today’s Lock of the Day!
🧠 Digital Games – Low Prep, High Engagement
Perfect for a calm re-entry into learning, Digital Games offer a screen-based, puzzle-solving experience where students work together to unlock digital locks. These games are great for small groups or even whole-class play on an interactive board.
Why it works post-testing:
Easy to implement with little setup
Encourages collaboration without requiring physical movement
Builds confidence as students solve puzzles together
Great for tech-integrated classrooms or end-of-year stations
Post-Test Game Examples:
Pizza Flavored Fractions – The Pizza Parlor is almost ready to open, but there's a cheesy catastrophe in the kitchen! Our brand-new pizza cutter went on a slicing spree, leaving pizza halves, thirds, and fourths in a mix!
Five Curious Scientists! – Five curious scientists, a problem to figure out, Asking questions, making predictions, what is it all about? Explore the joys of the scientific method in this Breakout.
The Ringing Rascal – Doorbells are ringing all over the neighborhood, but no one is there. Sleep is disrupted, game night is paused, and dinner is getting cold as residents stop to answer an empty doorway. Can you help our neighborhood friends?
🧩 Kit-Based Games – Hands-On Collaboration
If your students are craving movement and tactile experiences, Kit-Based Games are the way to go. These games use physical locks, boxes, and clues for a truly immersive escape-room-style experience right in your classroom.
Why it works post-testing:
Re-energizes students with movement and problem-solving
Encourages leadership, teamwork, and creative thinking
Makes learning feel like play (but still reinforces academic and SEL skills)
Great for rebuilding classroom culture and trust
Post-Test Game Examples:
Breakout the Alien Code!–A new communication from an Alien vessel has been intercepted. The world is counting on you to Breakout the Alien Code!
Combo and Cypher's Corn Maze Mystery – Combo and Cypher started to move through the Corn Maze together, but they were separated when Combo stopped to get a drink of water. Help Combo make his way to the end and break out of the corn maze.
Keyla Goes to the Beach – Keyla is going to the beach, but she has locked her supplies in the box. Solve the clues and help Keyla get her beach supplies out of the box so she can get going.
🎉 Breakout+ Games – Student Choice & Adventure
Breakout+ is the newest game type on the platform—and a post-test favorite. These educational point-and-click adventure games are fully digital and let students make decisions that shape the outcome of their experience. Think: agency, excitement, and replayability.
Why it works post-testing:
Offers a unique, choose-your-path adventure
Keeps students engaged with story-driven puzzles
Encourages replay and reflection
Perfect for early finishers or centers
Post-Test Game Examples:
Winging It: Clear for Takeoff: All flights are grounded, but your summer plans aren’t! Players will use their brainpower and found parts to build a plane and get to their grandparents—no boarding pass required.
Escape the Perplexing Pyramid– An ancient curse has plagued your family for generations. You have traveled to Egypt to put back a stolen artifact and hopefully end the barrage of bad luck. Can you escape the perplexing pyramid?
Back to Oz: A Quest for Color – Help four old friends restore color and harmony to the land of Oz!
✏️ Game Design Studio – Let Students Be the Creators
Once students have played a few games, flip the script and let them design their own. With Game Design Studio, students create digital games from scratch—choosing their theme, writing clues, and building locks.
Why it works post-testing:
Encourages creativity and ownership
Reinforces content in a low-pressure format
Builds tech skills and logical thinking
Empowers students to share and celebrate their learning
Bonus idea:
Have students work in teams to design games that review what they’ve learned this year—then rotate and play each other’s creations!
Bring the Joy Back
Breakout EDU is more than a game—it's a reset button. After weeks of pressure and performance, students deserve something different. With options that are flexible, fun, and aligned to learning goals, Breakout EDU helps you close out the year with purpose and play.
🎯 Ready to reengage your students? Explore these games and activities on the Breakout EDU platform and create the post-test reset your class needs. Sign up for a 14-Day Free Trial to get started!