Description
The Mayflower Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Mayflower, Wampanoag and the Mayflower Compact.
This Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms 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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Elizabeth Gibbs –
My students LOVED this! An hour wasn’t enough time for my 4th and 5th graders to complete it, and they did need some extra help with the decoders, but they had such a blast and have been asking me to do more ever since. I highly recommend incorporating activities likes these in your classroom. Some of my shy students who typically don’t like answering questions or participating in class discussions got to shine because it catered to their strengths. I am super satisfied with this purchase.
Kira N. –
My students love these escape rooms! Very engaging and informative.
Shelley Slade –
My students loved doing this and it was a great time filler for days when things are disrupted with seasonal activities.
Leanne G. –
Loved this! The kids were engaged and it made learning fun!
Sydney K. –
My students loved this!!
Michelle H. –
My students loved this escape room!
Vickie King –
It was easy to use and the students seemed to enjoy it.
Meghan B. –
My students loved this activity! We used it to wrap up our unit on the Pilgrims and they had a blast.
Gabbie T. –
My 4th-8th grade students LOVED this escape room activity. I had them work in pairs and it went very well. I gave some additional hints to my 4th and 5th grade classes, and several groups were able to finish in 45 minutes. Nearly all of my 6th-8th grade students were able to complete in 45 minutes with no help. Highly recommend this activity as an introduction the Mayflower and relevant topics. Thank you!!
Karen K. –
Thank you, Think Tank. The students learned about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact through the escape room activities and didn’t complain the work was boring.
Keren Rosberg –
My students enjoyed doing this. It took most groups about 45 minutes to complete it. Great activity for days leading up to Thanksgiving break.
Mr Staffords Education Store –
Great resource!
Jenny R. –
This is a great resource! It helped my students think critically about solving the clues and they learned a lot about the Mayflower 🙂 It was a lot of fun! Thanks so much 🙂
Shannon Reber –
Awesome, thanks!
Jill W. –
My students loved this!
Christiaan V. –
Great resource
suzanne K. –
My students loved the challenge of this escape room!
Melissa V. –
Anytime students can do an “escape” room is a good day. This is some prep time but still fun.
Rocket Sheep Farm & Press –
This is a really good resource. I hope it could have more variety in terms of activities. Also, the reading passages could be more leveled.
Piedmont Academy –
I use this as a “hook” activity when we do our Mayflower Compact Socratic Seminar, the students love it!