Africa ESCAPE ROOM – Reading Comprehension Activity – World Geography

Description

This Print and Go Africa Escape Room is a winning combination of reading comprehension, reading passages, movement, secret codes, citing evidence, deductive reasoning, puzzles, collaboration, close reading skills and critical thinking. Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging non-fiction activity that reinforces ELA skills.

Topics: continents, Africa, mountains, languages, landmarks, rivers, size, location, population, deserts, animals

With their informational text in hand, students will move around the classroom visiting 4 puzzle decoders. Give your students a chance to get out of their seats, decode puzzles and read passages, all while actively learning! Even reluctant learners will dive in!

No prior knowledge is needed, so this escape room activity makes a great introduction to your World Geography lesson plans. This reading comprehension activity allows students to get some facts while previewing key vocabulary words, people, places or events that you will teach throughout your unit. To ensure understanding, students will answer questions that can be found directly in their reading passage.

No locks required! No fancy envelopes to stuff! No odd shapes to cut out. This NO PREP, PRINT & GO activity is meant to make your teacher life easy! The only thing you need to do is place the 4 puzzle decoders around the room! If you prefer, you can certainly add a programmable 4-digit lock to add an element of mystery (but not required).

How Does It Work?

There are 4 clue cards and 4 puzzle decoders. Each clue card includes a short reading passage, questions to check for understanding, and a secret message to decode. Students will have to use deductive reasoning to determine which puzzle decoder corresponds with which clue. A set of labeled decoders is included for differentiation or younger grades.

Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race to complete all 4 clue cards. A friendly competition always increases engagement. As students progress through the escape room, they will earn clues to determine the final 4-digit code. The final code is also a puzzle! In order to escape students must present correct answers for EVERY question as well as the decoded secret messages and final 4-digit code.

What’s Included

• 4 Short Reading Passages
• 4 Puzzle Decoders (unlabeled)
• 4 Puzzle Decoders (labeled)
• 18 Comprehension Questions
• Teacher & Student Directions
• Hint Cards
• FAQs
• Answer Key
• Prop Signs

Skills Used:
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Peer Collaboration
Problem Solving
Deductive Reasoning
Non-Fiction Text Evidence
Making Inferences

Puzzle Types:
Cryptogram
Text Message
Cipher
QWERTY

Benefits of Use:
Movement
Print and Go
Active Learning
Cross-Curricular
Highly Engaging
No Locks Needed
No Silly Envelopes to Stuff
No Odd Shapes to Cut Out

Options for Use:
Anticipatory Sets
Unit Review
Early Finishers
Gallery Walk
Stations
Sub Plans
Rewards
Individual Work
Partner Activities
Extension Activities

Please note that the reading passage of this product overlaps with other products of mine on the same topic