Description
The Patriots and Loyalists Escape Room (American Revolution) will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the American Revolution, Patriots, Loyalists, “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine, Benedict Arnold and the Declaration of Independence.
This Patriots and Loyalists 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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Michael R. –
Used this to help refresh kids memories from last year.
Julianne McLallen –
This was a great resource to utilize in my general education classroom
Jonnie H. –
I used this for my observation and got a perfect score! The kids were all engaged, working together to solve the clues, talking and discussing the topics. They loved it and can’t wait to do more!
Lisa Fink –
Congratulations! That’s awesome!! Love to hear that 🙂
Robert S. –
Best resource that I’ve purchased in a while! I will go back to this author!
Aaron Nelson –
This is such a great resource for students! We did this as an extra review before an exam.
angie H. –
My students loved this challenged. It was a fun enrichment activity to go with our American Revolution unit. I put a lock on a suitcase and they opened it when they had the code. Inside I had firecracker popsicles as a fun treat. One student had to leave school about half way through and was so bummed that he was leaving school early. It took the class about 45 minutes.
KSHistory –
My students love escape rooms, and the competition makes for such a fun review of the information. They are learning and reviewing information without really knowing it!
Charles M. –
My students love the escape rooms. They are very engaging and the students are very competitive doing them.
Alison F. –
Thank you! The kids enjoyed it!
Deanna H. –
Gets the kids out of their seats and thinking critically!
Scenic City Learning –
Thank you so much for organizing this! My students absolutely loved it and had so much fun learning!!! The only mistake we found was the 18 should be a 28 on the first digit of the code. But it was an easy fix. Thanks so much!!! Will definitely be back for more.
Christine S –
My students enjoy your escape room activities. They are engaged and learning at the same time. I will continue to purchase your products. Thank you!
Amanda S. –
Escape rooms get my students motivated to learn more!!
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