Description
The Statue of Liberty 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 Statue of Liberty, famous landmark meaning, Ellis Island, and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.
The Statue of Liberty Escape Room 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.
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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Meghan M. –
My seventh grade students loved this resource! It was great!
Katherine W. –
These are always a hit with my students. They love getting to move around to solve the clues. I always laminate each clue card/puzzle for future use.
JBHPrintables –
Puzzles and games are so much fun to play and very challenging!
Kathy Y. –
This was a fun activity for my fifth graders and so accessible to all of my learners.
Ayn Crews –
My students love the challenge and learning about the statue as well. Thank you!
Christy Norton –
My students really enjoyed this. It was a great resource!
Treasa B. –
great resource
Darya Troyanovskaya –
I love all things in the “Escape Room” format…but this was outstanding! Thank you!
Learning Listings –
great resource
Ideas for You –
I️ liked the resource. It was a bit of a challenge for grade 3, so I️ used it as a choice activity.
Sarah H. –
Students had a good time finding the clues. Thanks
Caroline P. –
Great resource.
Alexa M. –
This was a great activity for my students to complete with a sub!! They really enjoyed it and it was easy to use.
Laura K. –
My students had the most fun they have had in class all year with this escape game! It lined up with our content for Wit and Wisdom, Module 3 in 3rd grade. Even though the resource is listed for 4-8, my third graders did well with it in groups. I added the element to highlight text evidence and gave them a start on the decoding so we could finish it in one class period. This is a wonderful resource!
Teressa K. –
I used the resource as an extension while I RTIed with other students. When my students that I was working with finished they wanted to do the extension. Normally students that are behind only want to do what is required. Great assignment.
jennifer T. –
Fabulous!!
Vanessa R. –
My students loved the puzzles. We did it in teams, so it helped them learn to work as a team and was very engaging.
Marcia T. –
My students loved using this resource when learning about our nation’s independence. I used it as a Fourth of July activity with my 5th grade students. They loved learning about the Statue of Liberty and all the neat little facts about her. I very much recommend this resource.
Tammy C. –
Outstanding resource!
Andrea P. –
My students loved this lesson. Students demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills to solve each clue and it helped them learn more about the Statue of Liberty as they worked to escape. My students have asked me, “when can we do another escape room? It was really fun!” at least once a week since they completed this.