Description
The Continents 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 each of the 7 continents. Perfect addition to your world geography lesson plans.
The Continents of the World 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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Rachel G. –
My kids had fun with this one and it was so easy to set up. I had them work in pairs and I could easily walk around to help.
Laura L. –
Great resource, the kids were really engaged and learned a lot
shelley F. –
Great resource. The students really enjoyed this activity.
Erin L. –
I like how this resource goes beyond students just memorizing the location of continents.
Kelly Shetler –
What a great resource for my kids to reinforce the continents which we were studying in class.
Susan D. –
My students love these Escape Room activities. We do them together as a class but they can also be used for independent work. They love working out the secret codes and finding out the four digit code at the end.
Nicole L. –
A fun activity and it was easy to set up! My students enjoyed the escape room, and the reading passages were well done!
Stephen M. –
I bought this to assign as an extension activity, but required assistance from teachers. I wouldn’t use again.
Sophy O. –
A great activity to help consolidate my students their geographic knowledge
Jennifer G. –
Engaging and informative. My class enjoyed this and learned a lot!
Colleen C. –
My students have LOVED this escape room. I’ve used it as a culminating activity at the end of the school year for a few years now, and they always have fun with it and take it seriously which is a plus!
Blair J. –
My students loved this escape room; we completed at the end of the year.
Shannon T. –
A great end-of-the-year fun activity to review with students.
Cristi W. –
I used this with a fifth grade gifted student who LOVES geography. He knows a lot already but this challenged him to think and he enjoyed using the different types of codes for each activity. It’s great for practicing visual-spatial skills!
Jessica H. –
This was so much fun to do with my kids as a study review for their test! Thank you for this!
Tracy Chabot –
My students really enjoyed this! It was a great addition to my geography unit!
Stephanie Tetrault –
My students loved using this resources. It was a great addition to my geography and mapping unit.
Laura K. –
I use many escape games during the year and this one was a great fit with the Continents and Oceans unit.
Chelsea B. –
Students were very engaged completing this activity.
Emily S. –
BUY THIS!! You will not be disappointed. It was so much fun. I let them work in groups and I was surprised at how well they did solving the puzzles. They did the reading passages without complaint because it was part of a game! I will absolutely be buying more escape rooms from you. Thank you!!!!