Description
The Christmas 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 fun facts about Christmas, number of candy canes made per year, where the gingerbread house and stockings originated, oldest Christmas card, etc.
The Christmas 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.
***This escape room will NOT give away that Santa is not real 😉 This product also does not contain any religious reference.***
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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Mercy grace S. –
This Christmas escape room is a high-energy. We love it so much.
Read Without Tears –
I’ve used this with my 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade Reading Intervention students. Everyone enjoys the escape room. It takes my 6th graders much longer to figure out how to work together than it does the older students, so it usually takes them more than one 45-minute class period. The 7th- and 8th-graders can usually *just* escape in 45 minutes. I highly recommend this resource.
Amie S. –
My students love a good escape room and it is a great way to review skills.
It’s All About the Students –
This is a really cute activity that my students enjoyed.
Erika P. –
Although this resource has many positive reviews, I found this resource challenging to navigate due to missing instructions and inconsistencies between materials. I was unable to use this resource with my students. I contacted the seller for clarification but did not receive a response.
stephanie R. –
This was well made, easy to understand, and perfect for what I needed.
Danielle M. –
Fun and engaging resource to fill those crazy days before the holiday!
Samantha White –
I cannot tell you how much I love an opportunity to challenge my students’ critical thinking skills…and Christmas themed? Count me in!
Mary Anne H. –
My students always love doing escape rooms! They love to compete against other groups for the prize of getting to write their name on the white board.
Jessica A. –
My students enjoyed this so much and were so engaged in their learning during this lesson.
Michelle Pierce –
I have several of your escape rooms and we LOVE them!
Gwendolyn B. –
As a substitute teacher, I am so thankful to have had this resource in my bag! The facts in each clue were interesting and the puzzles were perfect for 4th graders to understand. (My 3rd graders needed too much help, so I will use only for 4th grade and higher next year.) My absolute favorite of this activity was when a student said, “this is so interesting and fun!”
Thank you for a great activity!
Elizabeth P. –
My students really enjoyed using this resource. It was a great addition to our lesson.
Amy Apgar –
This was a good opportunity for me to support kids in my learning. It was great seeing kids shine in their different areas of strengths and help others figure out the puzzles
Abby V. –
Super engaging. A great way to get kids up and moving around while being able to get some grading done at my desk. Thank you!
Jennifer P. –
These worked great for my classroom guidance lesson.
Ashley E. –
This was very engaging and interesting!! My students loved it!
Jodi Z –
This was a great resource for me to use in my 4th/5th grade classroom. Students were very engaged and enjoyed this activtity. Thank you!
Lisa H. –
This was great for our end of year Christmas party!
Catherine S. –
This was a great and fun resource to use around the holidays. The students love doing breakout rooms and enjoyed doing this one as well. I would definitely use this around the holiday time again!