Description
The Bill of Rights Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Due Process, Amendments 1-10, Freedom of Speech and the Establishment Clause etc.
The Bill of Rights Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of fun that has students deciphering codes. The codes include ciphers, morse code, cryptograms, Polybius squares, and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.
What’s Included?
- 4 Reading Passages
- 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode
- 4 Decoders
- 4 Differentiated Decoders
- 10 Multiple Choice Questions
- Teacher Instructions
- Answer Key
- Hint Guides – How To Decode
- Completion Signs
Watch the video or click on the preview button to take a closer look at everything included!
Skills Used:
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Peer Collaboration
- Problem Solving
To prevent students from simply decoding the puzzles, ALL questions need to be answered correctly in order to solve the final code. This ensures understanding!
Benefits of Use:
- No Prep
- Print and Go
- Cross-Curricular
- Highly Engaging
- No Locks Needed
- No silly envelopes to stuff
- No fancy shapes to cut out
Give students a chance to decode puzzles, move around the room, and read passages, all while actively learning! Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race against the clock. A friendly competition always increases engagement. No prior knowledge is needed. Each code will reveal interesting facts about the topic.
Puzzle Types:
- Cryptogram
- Morse Code
- PigPen Cipher
- Polybius Square
Options for Use:
- Anticipatory Sets
- Unit Review
- Early Finishers
- Gallery Walk
- Stations
- Sub Plans
- Rewards
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Kristin P. –
My students love these!
Chelsea Santiago –
Love it! Thanks!
Melanie G. –
Kid will love this! Thanks
Ann K. –
Used this with my two homeschoolers and they LOVED it! Great activity with great info! Thank you!
Lisa Fink –
Thank you!
Jeanie B. –
Looking forward to using this in my enrichment classes and sharing with my 7th grade Civics teachers to use in their classes.
james smith –
I teach a four year block of high school criminal justice students. We made this escape room into a four day activity (round robin). My students loved doing the activity and making them compete against themselves made it even more fun.
Lisa Fink –
Thank you! Glad they loved it!
Susan S. –
Just what I needed!
Brittany G. –
My students absolutely loved this activity. They enjoyed racing to escape the classroom. I will be doing this each year and using more of the escape classroom activities that you have.
Lisa Fink –
Thank you so much! I’m glad everyone loved it!!
Angela A. –
Wow! My class loved this! They were completely engaged while working on it. I will definitely be using more of these in the near future. Thanks so much for creating it!
Lisa Fink –
Awesome feedback! Thank you!
Rachel T. –
great for SGI practice!
Diedra Bryant –
My kids loved this activity! Great resource!
Lisa Fink –
Thank you!
Stacie S. –
Looking forward to using this!
Lisa Fink –
Have fun!
History and Hashtags –
This worked for older students as well…they just went really fast!
Jennifer B S. –
Great!!
Lisa Fink –
Thank you!
Mary M. –
My 7th graders loved this! Look forward to using the other Escape Rooms!
History Girl –
Nice, clear instructions and visually appealing design! I needed a fun activity to review the Bill of Rights and I think my students will love this. I only wish there were puzzles for more of the Amendments, but I’m hoping it keeps my 7th graders thinking!
Jennifer Whitehurst –
This is my first escape classroom activity, but it went smoothly and the class had a great time using different skills to solve problems
Lisa Fink –
So happy to hear they had a great time!