Description
The Christmas Around the World Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom reading comprehension passages, answering questions and solving puzzles! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Christmas Around the World, history and traditions.
The Christmas Around the World Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms 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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Karine Guillemette –
Students enjoyed this and worked well in teams! Easy to prep
Kyleigh P. –
This was such a fun resource! We had such a fun time with this activity.
Primary Pages & Pencils –
Great resource! Easy to use and my students loved it. Thank you!
Kristen B. –
this was engaging and fun for my students before christmas break
Jessica C. –
Fun escape room for 6th grade gifted students! They enjoyed working with a partner and competing against each other to escape. Teaches the history and traditions of different areas around the world. Great puzzles to figure out too. Great activity!
Kimberly N. –
Students enjoyed using this resource at the end of our study of Christmas Traditions. We learned quite a few new fun facts.
Andrea B. –
I found these escape rooms at the beginning of the year and have purchased a few different ones! My students love doing them! Thank you for creating and awesome resource!
Ashley B. –
This was such a great resource for my 4th grade students this past holiday season! They really enjoyed the escape room and I appreciated how easy it was to use!
Ms Vetterman –
Great resource! Easy to use, well-organized, and effective for reinforcing skills. I would definitely use this again with my students.
Amber M. –
The class loved the escape room activity and asked if we can do another one! No prep needed, print and away they go! Excellent!
Karen S. –
I just purchased this resource, and it looks well organized and easy to use. The content is clear, and I can already see how it will be useful in my classroom. I’m confident my students will enjoy it and benefit from it.
Amanda E. –
Great resource! The kids were engaged the entire lesson.
CF Designs –
This was great to work with students on reading skills!
Tania P. –
The class really enjoyed learning how to work out the cyphers while developing their reading comp skills. Thanks
Bonnie W. –
Students love this activity and made it fun during the Christmas holiday.
Samantha L. –
Very interesting and a fun way to incorporate learning about other cultures.
Amanda H. –
This was a great way to deepen the learning for my advanced kids.
Christine F. –
This escape room was an absolute hit with my students. It was challenging, yet attainable, and it kept them engaged all class.
Samantha S. –
Always nice to have a resource with no prep! The students were engaged and had a great time with the escape room. Thanks for creating.
Danielle M. –
Fun resource to wrap up before students leave on break