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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Tara P. –
My students really love doing these escape rooms. It gets them up and moving, using their brains, and interacting with each other. Thank you!
Mendi S. –
Loved it!
Jennifer Carpenter –
MY STUDENTS LOVED THIS AND ASKED ME TO DO MORE!
Amy R. –
This was a great resource that helped my students understand the topic!
Susan T. –
My students absolutely loved this Escape Room! Great supplemental activity for the story we read in the Wonders textbook!
Shannon H. –
Fun resource! Thank you!
Brandi W. –
Great resource to get students interested. Thanks!
Jenny N. –
The students enjoyed the puzzles!
Shannon A. –
My high school students love escape rooms. This one held their interest.
Tara S. –
I love the additional comprehension questions!
Matthew M. –
My classes LOVE the escape rooms! Excellent activity for introducing a new topic, or reinforcing a topic as a review before a test.
Elizabeth G. –
Thank you!
Whitney M. –
Great resource for my classroom! Thank you!
Allie Boedeker –
This is super easy to use! Ready to print and go. Helped me in a bind when I needed something fun and engaging for my students.
Shari H. –
If I could give an A+ I would! Love it!
Lindsie W. –
Excellent resource! Students work well together in groups of two and enjoy the different puzzles. Using the same format allows students to understand what to do with minimal direction.
Janice Loudermilk –
Love it! Thanks!
monica S. –
Love it as always!
Lilly M. –
Can’t wait to use
Amy K. –
Great Resource!