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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Janice S. –
My students really enjoyed the Escape Room challenge. It made them think and they learned a lot while having fun.
paige B. –
My kids LOVED this activity!
Ashlee H. –
Outstanding work! My Gifted students LOVED THIS!!!!!
Taylor M. –
Students really enjoyed this product! Definitely time consuming, but totally worth it!
A Teacher’s World –
Perfect! Quick and easy. The best part is not cutting a million pieces.
Kristin Walsh –
Awesome
Jessica Brown –
GREAT!
Sheneika S. –
My students loooooooooooooooove these activities!
Heather G. –
Great product
Paula S. –
This was so great! My students absolutely loved this. I was amazed at their excitement and collaboration. Great resource!
Hoosier Historian –
Can’t wait to use!
Brooke H. –
my students loved this activity!
Madame du Nord –
Thank you so much for this activity. Students just love Escape Room activities. I cannot wait to try it out.
Amanda A. –
This was my first escape room. So fun!
Dayna S. –
great resource!
Ashley E. –
Really excited to try this!
Erin H. –
We haven’t’ done this yet, but I cannot wait! If it goes as well as i think it will, I will be buying more!!
Amy B. –
My 5th graders loved this activity! It was so easy to set up. I had it ready after we came back from a field trip about the Revolutionary War. It was a perfect activity to end the day. It took my students about 30 minutes to complete.
Stephen Powers –
AWESOME!
Clara Matchett –
Thank you