Description
The Lost Colony of Roanoke 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 Lost Colony of Roanoke, Colonial America, English settlers, Virginia Dare, Richard Grenville, John White
The Lost Colony of Roanoke 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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Emma B. –
My students loved learning more about the Lost Colony this way! The puzzles add a bonus challenge and critically thinking as well!
Tami R. –
Love it my students had fun learning about Roanoake.
Sara J. –
Students loved this resource!! It was a great way to reinforce and review our learning while having fun.
Stacey Steinbergher –
A great way to keep the kids engaged. They loved it!
Kira N. –
This was a great activity! My students were engaged the entire time and asked to do another one in our next unit!
Jessica Hans –
This was a great resource – I definitely needed to scaffold this for my class with learning support students, but my above-level class was able to complete on their own!
Annies Notebook –
My fifth graders loved learning about the Roanoke colony using the escape room! I partnered them up randomly, and I pulled a small group of students that would struggle in that environment. The kids that roamed the room used the un-labeled decoders, while I led the small group (3-4 students) with the labeled decoders. It was fun, engaging, and many students said it was hard but fun!
The Social Educator –
Great item, I went with a digital escape room instead. But this was a great resource!
Monica B. –
My students had so much fun with this escape room! Thanks for a wonderful resource!
Charles M. –
My students love the Escape Rooms. They are VERY engaged and VERY competitive while doing these!!
Kristin Barrett –
Great!
Cherry Library –
My students loved this activity!
Jennifer O. –
One of our favorites!
evelyn c R. –
Incredibly well made resource! Used on the second day of my Roanoke lesson and my students loved it
Monica K. –
Very engaging resource. My students loved it!
Little Gem Learning Co –
Thank you!
Freshly Sharpened Pencils –
My students loved this escape room! I gave it to them with a little explanation because I wanted them to use some critical thinking skills. They enjoyed decorating their badges and were proud of their escape.
Emilie Housley –
I love this escape room! I use it towards the end of the year with some of my high achievers. It is a challenge for them but they enjoy it.
Kailey deWeever –
Super fun activity that students were fully engaged with for the duration of the activity! Will definitely do some extra pre-teaching before using the activity next year to make sure students have a full and complete understanding of the topic!
Amanda P. –
My students love the escape rooms!