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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Katherine B. –
Great!
The Bilingual Scientist –
My students LOVED LOVED LOVED this. They were begging me for more and couldn’t wait for our next club meeting!
Jennifer Grupp –
My students love these engaging escape rooms!
Kristal S. –
My students loved this last year. I’m looking forward to using it again with my students this year.
Julie H. –
Fun resource!
Lynn K. –
I used this activity as part of my school’s “mini-sessions” that we hold the last day of school before Christmas break. I paired it with some Christmas science experiments and the day was a hit! As someone who has traveled extensively, I enjoyed reading about the Christmas traditions in parts of the world and sharing that information with my students. Thank you!
Olivia B. –
I love using this in class with students. I actual print it as a packet and let students work through it the week before winter break.
Aubrey M. –
Your Escape Rooms are a class favorite! They look forward to them
Courtney B. –
Love this!
Toni S. –
This was a great closing activity for our homeschool co-op geography class. The kids enjoyed it and even asked to do additional escape rooms.
Molly R. –
Perfect for integrating global standards
Jessica G. –
We used this as part of our Christmas party with 6th-8th grade and it was just challenging enough to keep them occupied for about 45 minutes before Christmas break began! Thank you!
Krista Fauvel –
Great to use at Christmas time
Mrs B’s Teaching And Learning Tools –
Awesome!
Jayme K. –
Thank you!
Jill M. –
Great resource!
Hannah Orlowski –
Great for team building in the classroom! Students loved the problems and worked great in small groups. Perfect for use when students needed an break from the regular activities.
Katie Doggett –
Fun and informative!
Tina D. –
My 6th graders loved doing this before Christmas break!! I love how engaged they are when completing these activities!
Casandra B. –
This was perfect to use in my classroom! We had a unit over Christmas around the world, and this went perfectly with that! The kids loved it!