Description
The Causes of the Revolutionary War 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 American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, 13 Colonies and Intolerable Acts.
The Revolutionary War Causes Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of 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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Magic in Fifth Grade –
This was a wonderful recourse that I used to teach the American Revolution. My students were engaged and they really were able to connect and were inspired by all the fun worksheets. Thank you.
Stephani Munson –
This resource was great to leave for a sub. I love that escape rooms are so easy to check and guide the students to fix!
Lorie B. –
Easy to use and student-friendly. Students were really engaged. My students love these! I post the clues around the room in plastic sleeves…students know what to do.
The Ohio Teacher –
This resource was exactly what I needed! Thank you!
Action Based E. –
Great resource, just what we were looking for! Thanks!
Nicole O. –
My students loved the escape room! Very easy to set up and great information.
nicole M. –
Great resource and students were able to use the materials independently.
Jessica A. –
My students enjoyed this so much and were so engaged in their learning during this lesson.
Amy Sakowitz –
My students love Escape Rooms and Think Tank is the go to supplier. Love using these as they are easy to prep and can be used year after year.
Krystie S. –
A fun activity to end our American Revolution unit. The students really enjoyed it!
Aubrey M. –
This was a great resource for my 5th graders to use to review our unit. Thank you!!
Leah T. –
This resource saved me so much time and energy! It was organized and engaging for all my students.
YoungLearnersTeacher –
Fun game for students to supplement their learning on the Revolutionary War.
Alycia Dias –
Very good resource. Kids loved it. Will definitely use next year.
Vintage Texas Teacher –
We love this resource! You do such a great job making my work so easy.
Thanks so much!
Laura Commins –
My students love escape rooms and this is no exception. It really helped them demonstrate their understanding of the Revolutionary War.
Amanda L. –
This is a great collaborative activity to review the causes of the American Revolution. The puzzles are very similar to other escape rooms. If your students have completed similar escape rooms, they should go through this one much faster.
Becky Gilray –
Students were engaged using this! They worked in teams to solve the puzzles that reinforced our prior learning.
Susan Burdick –
This resource is great for my life skills class. Thank you!
Allison Turner –
My students love escape rooms! It’s great for them to get up and move across the room. It is fun and they are learning too!