Description
The Spanish American War Puzzle Stations will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This activity has students decode interesting facts about the Spanish American War, Theodore Roosevelt, San Juan Hill, Rough Riders, Battle of Santiago and the Treaty of Paris.
The Spanish American War Puzzle Stations is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of fun that has students deciphering codes. The codes include ciphers, morse code, cryptograms, Polybius squares, and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues. This is a NO PREP, PRINT & GO activity!
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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TheSocialStudiesQueen –
Thank you for so your fun and interactive activities for SS.
Jessica S. –
This was a good resource for students. Thank you for creating it.
Victoria B. –
Amazing! I love doing escape rooms and puzzles with my kiddos. They love it too as they aren’t having to listen to me talk at them! Awesome resource to use as a review of Spanish-American War!
Grace L. –
This resource is extremely helpful and was a wonderful supplemental material to help with filling in the gaps of their learning!
Katie G. –
Great Activity!! My students always love doing hands on activities like this.
sheene Porter –
This resource was very helpful and engaging for my students. I used this resource to provide extra support to my students. My students found this activity engaging and helpful in helping them master the concept.
Hey Hey Ms KK –
Excellent resource! Very challenging and engaging!
Lori W. –
My kids love the puzzle stations
Angela S. –
They had such a great time with this. What a fun time and a great way to review what we learned.
Sarah H. –
My students loved this resource. They used it to review.
Jennifer Winters –
Love that you have started adding questions to these!
Mark R. –
Really excited to see how this goes! I am sure my students will have a lot of fun with this activity! I also like how the formative assessment questions are included in the activity, and that it is a way for the teacher to check for understanding. I was fearful that the kids would just rush through the assignment by just solving the codes, but that allows the teacher to check for understanding without having to worry about that.
Michael H. –
Worked extremely well for my Pre-AP class they ate it up and wanted more again.
Kristen W. –
Great resource!