Description
The Labor Day 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 history of Labor Day, labor unions, Industrial Revolution.
The Labor Day 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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HistoryandHoneybees –
This resource was very helpful in my class and very easy to use!
Rebekah Moore –
I’m so excited to utilize this with my 6th graders who need something different than a basic passage and questions.
Keshia J. –
This resource was a great addition to my collection of resources for reading comprehension.
Jennifer B. –
I used this to start my USII class this year (11th grade) and they’d never seen an activity like this! They had a lot of fun trying to figure the puzzles out and I got to informally assess their problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
MrsMcCullough –
Students love escapes rooms, especially when there are extra bonus points at the end.
Allison B. –
Great product. Easy to use and set up. Kids enjoyed.
Ingalsbe Creates –
My class and I loved this resource, thank you! Was easy to use.
Melanie P. –
Excellent Escape Room. Information and Fun. My students loved it.
Emma B. –
I used this at an early finisher station and the kids really enjoyed learning more and the puzzles included!
Juliana Rodriguez –
My students loved solving the codes and figuring out what clues. They learned about Labor Day and had fun doing it.
Shelley D. –
Fantastic resource – exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this!
Jeri F. –
Great resource and made things so much easier for me. Thank you!
Heidi S. –
My students really enoyed this activity. I helped them here and there, but they were really engaged after they “got it.” Thanks for a great product!
Mollie Hopkins –
My students absolutely LOVED this activity! Awesome resource! Thank you!
Tawnee R. –
Fun and different way to teach about the history of Labor Day!
Christine S –
My strident enjoyed this escape room activity. Thank you!
Zelda S. –
My students absolutely LOVED this activity! The difficulty level was perfect for my 4th and 5th graders — hard enough to keep them engaged for 45 minutes but totally doable when they collaborated with their peers. My 4th graders especially were enthralled by the Labor Day “story” that goes with the puzzles. Something that I added was giving them little homemade “pay checks” when they turned in their correct answers. They all insisted we do more escape rooms in the future, and I will definitely be purchasing them from this creator!
Rebecca H. –
This is the second Escape Room that I have purchased from you and my students love them. They were challenging for my higher learners, but not to difficult for mixed ability students!!
Jennifer T. –
My students loved the activity and were engaged the entire class period. Thank you!
Josephine W. –
Great way to teach about the holiday!