Oregon Trail Reading Comprehension and Puzzle Escape Room

Description

The Oregon Trail Reading and Puzzle Escape gives students a chance to decode puzzles and read passages, all while actively learning! This reading comprehension and puzzle activity covers the following topics: Oregon Trail, Westward Expansion, missionaries, hardships, wagon trains.

Students will practice reading comprehension and critical thinking skills as they rotate around the room solving puzzles and visiting 6 reading/puzzle stations. Great introduction to your Westward Expansion unit.

Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race to complete 6 puzzles. A friendly competition always increases engagement. Students will use reading comprehension skills to complete the 6 short passages, 12 multiple choice questions and 6 puzzle phrases.

You do NOT need a lock! You do NOT need fancy envelopes! You do NOT have to cut out puzzle pieces! This product is meant to make your life easy! This is a NO PREP, print & go escape room style activity!

This activity can be used for individual work, partner activities, anticipatory sets, unit review, sub plans, extension activities, early-finishers, gallery walk, stations, or just for fun the day before break. No prior knowledge is needed.

What’s Included?

•  6 Half page reading passages
•  6 Puzzle decoders and puzzle phrases
•  12 Multiple choice questions
•  Teacher directions
•  Answer key
•  Student directions
•  Hint cards

How are these different than the original Think Tank Escape Rooms?

• New leveled reading passages (same relevant information)
• 4 of 6 NEW puzzles and decoders!
• Less paper and ink!

Types of Puzzles

•  Cryptogram
•  Qwerty
•  Atbash
•  Text Message
•  Pigpen
•  Polybius

In addition to learning or reinforcing the subject matter, these escape rooms encourage teamwork and critical thinking. As a “timed” challenge, students will be engaged from beginning to end!

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

Options for Use:

•  Anticipatory Sets
•  Unit Review
•  Early Finishers
•  Gallery Walk
•  Stations
•  Sub Plans
•  Rewards

»»» Comprehension Challenge: Click HERE

»»» Printable ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE

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»»» Digital Reading Passages: Click HERE

»»» Interactive Game Boards: Click HERE

»»» Reading Passages and Text Marking: Click HERE

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»»» Collaborative Posters: Click HERE

Copyright Information :
© Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note – all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.