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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Marjorie H. –
This is a great resource. It will be very useful in my classroom. Thank You
Amanda E. –
This is the 2nd escape room I have purchased from this seller. It is very user friendly, print and go. My 5th grade students enjoy it and request more!
KATIE P. –
Great resource for students. Engaging and educational. Thanks!
Elizabeth O. –
This was a great fit for my social studies curriculum!
Rebekah R. –
This was a fun resource to use as an end of the unit activity!
Second Grade Sweethearts –
This was just the right level of challenge for my students. It was very engaging, and it definitely enriched their learning in addition to our normal curriculum.
TheFifthGradeLife –
My students beg to do these all the time. It is a fun activity to do at the end of the unit. Thank you!
Joy F. –
My students loved this escape room! They were highly engaged – it was a great way to end our Revolutionary War unit.
Making Math Digital –
Great Resource +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sandra L. –
This is a nice resource for my students and easy to use, too.
Kelsea T. –
This was difficult for most of my students but I allowed them to work together and they all had fun trying to figure it out. I love that there were some that were puzzles as well.
Sunshine Sales –
Thank you for this amazing resource. My students enjoyed it so much.
Shanygne G. –
My students loved this, after a unit of study. it was a great way to end the unit. Thank you!
Katrina J. –
This is the second escape room we have completed this year and my students absolutely love these. They are easy to prep and super engaging!
Alison McMahon –
My students loved this. We used this after they already did their research for chapter 1 of their Revolutionary War books in Lucy Caulkins’s writing workshop.
Sandra L. –
My students love escape rooms and this one was a refreshing way to review the American Revolution!
Halden M. –
Great resource! The kids loved the activity 🙂 Thanks!
Malorie Wall –
By the end of the year, students can lose interest. This was a great resource to keep the students engaged!
Lindsey Lambright –
My students loved this escape room! They were using sources and were 100% engaged in our lesson.
Casey B. –
Great resource! Students were very engaged during the activity!