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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Carola P. –
My kids loved this!
Classroom Adventures with MrsW –
So Fun!
Tammy L. –
Thank you!
Kelsey H. –
It worked well. My kids really enjoyed the activity. Also appreciated the sheets on how to read each cipher!
Kelly R. –
Possibly the most engaging resource I have ever purchased from TpT. Thank you so much!
History is for cool kids –
Very thought provoking!!
Rachel S. –
Thank you!
Staci Walton –
Great resource for fast finishers.
Keytrell S. –
I love the escape room activities. My students are going to love this. Thanks for this great resource.
Lisa Fink –
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Suzanne W. –
We had a great time with this activity!
Lisa Fink –
Glad you had a great time!
Cynthia M. –
I’m very much looking forward to the end of our unit where we will use this as an engaging activity. The kids loved these activities.
Lisa Fink –
Thank You!
Amanda C. –
So excited to use this! I love escape rooms!
Lisa Fink –
Have fun!!
Tanya Miller –
This was such a great activity for my students! I added an extra clue, because I had a word lock rather than a four digit lock.
Lisa Fink –
Happy to hear everyone had fun 🙂
Tricia Z. –
My kids loved the Jamestown Escape Room…and I can’t wait to do this one with them!!
Lisa Fink –
Happy to hear everyone had fun 🙂
Never A Dull Moment –
Another great Escape Room! Can’t wait to use. The kids love them!
Lisa Fink –
Thank you for your kind feedback 🙂
Ashley B. –
My students loved this.
Jennifer A. –
Haven’t used it yet but looks really neat!
Angela S. –
My students LOVED this!!! So, what did I do… buy more! Anything to get them excited while they are learning! Thank you so much for putting these together and saving me the “think time”.
Lisa Fink –
So glad everyone had fun! Thank you for the kind feedback 🙂
Kimberly M. –
This will be so fun!!! I can’t wait to use it in class! Thank you!!!
Ashley Staten –
My students loved this! We will definitely be doing more!