Description
The Constitutional Convention 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 Constitutional Convention, US Constitution, Founding Fathers, Compromise, James Madison, George Washington. Great activity for Constitution Day!
The Constitutional Convention 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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Alexandra F. –
Great resource! Thanks! 🙂
Brian Matthews –
Great resource and very easy to use!
Regina C. –
very engaging.
Barry’s Bright Ideas –
This was such a fun activity to do with my students and easy to just print and go. Thank you!
Audrey Kingery –
I used this with my students after covering the Constitutional Convention. It was a fun way to wrap up the topic.
Katrina L. –
I am obsessed with this escape room! It was absolutely perfect.
Jeanne F. –
My kids love these escape rooms!
Elena F. –
Loved this! I love all the escape rooms I have purchased from this seller. They are all wonderful and engaging and just plan fun! My U.S. history class loved being able to partner up , travel around the room, and complete the puzzles. This activity was a great introduction to my new history unit.
Melanie C. –
These activities usually take longer than I plan for, but my students love them and are always motivated to finish them.
Sara O. –
These are the best escape rooms! I love using this with my kids. They have such a fun time with this!
Shannon Reber –
Thank you!
Fireflies N’ Mason Jars –
This is great- thank you!
Brittany Bourgeois –
I used this activity to finish out our learning about the Constitutional Convention. It kept the students engaged and helped to reinforce what we learned.
Katianne J. –
My students loved the escape room. They were informative and engaging
Derek A. –
Excellent way to engage student students with new material. It’s just challenging enough to keep even some reluctant learners hanging on. I highly recommend this!
Jillian A. –
A fun activity
Glasses and Classes –
My students really struggled with this resource because the puzzles were so hard! I will definitely reserve this activity for my gifted students. The quality of the assignment is great, it just didn’t fit my class well.
Andrew S. –
I used this activity as a formative review activity and competition among small groups to review what we’ve learned about the AoC and Constitutional Convention. Kids loved it.
Margaret M. –
My students loved this activity. We had to put measures in place to be properly distanced, but overall it was a fun, engaging class.
Kimberly F. –
My students found this fun and exciting. It was a great way to challenge my students on the content we’ve learned while having fun along the way.