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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Whitney T. –
My students love doing things like this.
Angela N. –
My class enjoyed this resource. The activities were somewhat of a challenge, but easy enough to not get frustrated.
Denise K. –
Great resource! Fun for the students to complete!
Leslea W. –
This product was great, and my students liked it!
Kelley S. –
My students always love these activiities.
william S. –
great homeschooling resource
Theresa D. –
Excellent escape room. My scholars enjoyed it.
Peggy P. –
My students love these escape rooms. They are also a great review.
Shacana Andre –
Great
Language Arts with Heart –
This is a cute activity, but I think it would be a little too easy for my 6th graders!
Marisa Wingo –
My 5th & 6th-grade students really enjoyed this!!
Jeanne F. –
Great fun for the kids. Clue #1 was a little difficult for 8th graders…Clue # 2 was a little on the easier side…#3 & #4 were just right. Overall a great activity.
Joy F. –
Great!
Deborah –
My summer camp kiddos LOVED this! It was so fun to watch them be so engaged and determined! Thank you!
Gena O. –
So fun for the end of the year!
Rene M. –
I’m excited to use this project to finish up our immigration unit. Thank you!
Becky S. –
My kids loved this!
Kindi M. –
Thank you!
Donna C. –
What a fun way to introduce our research project!
Mrs Stock Rocks –
Great! Used to close up immigration unit!