1. *Official logos gathered from BreakoutEDU website
*Official logos gathered from BreakoutEDU website

2. Contact Information
Melody Morris
Youth Services Assistant at the Putnam County Library
Phone: EXT. 221

3. Breakout 101 Breakout encourages students to… Think critically
Develop problem-solving skills
Work collaboratively
Be creative & persevere
Utilize fine-motor skills
Communicate appropriately
Official logo gathered from BreakoutEDU website (

4. Breakout 101 Comparable to an Escape Room
Students are tasked with finding, organizing, and deciphering clues in order to open locks to break into the official box.
Teachers can hid the clues around the room for an extra layer of fun and competition
Fill the box with special prizes, candy, or even homework passes to celebrate their success of working well and breaking in!

5. Tips and Tricks Become familiar with the BreakoutEDU website
New games are constantly be added and/or updated that might be perfect for your classroom
Laminate clues
Students can write on them with dry eraser markers and they can be easily cleaned up and used again
Make sure to do any invisible ink writing before you laminate
Keep track of the breakout games
Resetting locks will be tricky if you don’t remember the last used combinations
Make sure to write down the actual combinations
This allows you to guide students and/or groups that are struggling

6. Tips and Tricks Count the clues before hiding
This gives students an idea of how many clues they need to find and reduces the risk of losing clues
Print off a class roster to keep track of students who open locks
This creates less friction among students who all want to try the locks
Have two sets of locks
It’s always good to have back-up locks in case a lock gets stuck
And it makes things easier when doing multiple games for different classes

7. Laminated, colored-coded clues
If you only have one box… not a problem!
Make two sets of clues and use different colored paper
Hide the clues on separate halves of the room
Split student into two teams and encourage healthy competition to open the box first!
To make it fair, make an answer sheet that each group must fill out completely before they can actually try to open the box
Even if a team opens the box, just quickly lock the locks again and let the other team try 
Have an activity page ready for any down time while one team is trying the locks
Laminated, colored-coded clues
Group must show facilitator that the sheet is filled out before they can try the possible lock combinations

8. Who is Breakout for? Essentially… EVERYONE!
We have done Breakout sessions for…
After-school programs
College courses
Religious camps
Boys Scouts Training
Teen Library Programs

9. Statistics:
School year
95 breakouts!! (from September to May)
Over 35 different games
1st – 8th grade
Schools all throughout Putnam County
School year
We already have 17 classes signed up for breakout EVERY month for the entire school year!
* This information details our department facilitating breakouts within classrooms