Description
U.S. Constitution Escape Room Activity
The Constitution Escape Room gives students a chance to get out of their seats and solve clues. This escape room activity covers the following topics: Preamble, Constitution, Federalists, Anti-Federalists and the three branches of government. No prior knowledge is needed. I prefer to use this as an introduction activity but it could be used for review of a unit as well.
What’s Included?
✅ Four half page reading passages
✅ Four decoders
✅ Questions for each passage (multiple choice, fill in the blank and true/false)
✅ Teacher directions
✅ Answer key
✅ Student directions
✅ Hint cards
✅ How to decode puzzles
✅ How to save time if the activity is taking too long
✅ Words to know: A glossary of terms
Students will practice reading comprehension and critical thinking skills to solve puzzles. Each clue will reveal interesting facts about the U.S. Constitution.
You do NOT need a lock! You do NOT need envelopes! You do NOT have to cut out puzzle pieces! This product is meant to make your life easy! Just print and go!
Please look at the preview to determine if this resource/reading level works for your age group. Younger students may need some help with some of the more difficult clues (hint cards and how to). Students have to answer questions about each passage to ensure understanding.
Students may work individually, with a partner or in small groups to solve four puzzles in order to determine the final code. I prefer partner work for best results!
An answer key and easy to follow teacher directions are provided.
Time needed: 45-60 minutes (it really all depends on your students reading skills)
You can decide how much time your students have to complete the activity. Maybe some students don’t finish, but that’s OK! They still learned something new! I often stop once the first three students solve all the clues. Time management strategies are included.
Basic subtraction skills are needed, a calculator may be used if needed. Example: 1629-1624=5
Lucielle M. –
This was a great resource for teaching students about the Constitution. It engaged my Gifted students and allowed them to work with the information interactively!
Caitlin M. –
I have bought multiple escape rooms from this seller, and they have always been great! Very engaging and easy to follow!
Allison Turner –
Once again, my kids love your escape rooms!! I have bought several and love using them every year! Highly engaging for students!
Christi P. –
Great way to end our unit and review the topic while enforcing reading skills.
Amy M. –
This is a fun way to learn or review facts about the U.S. Constitution. It kept my students engaged in and learning about what can be a difficult topic.
Sharon M. –
One of the best reviews I have found that actually makes the kids have to read/prove answers/and have fun doing it
MaddsMethods –
This was great to use for when I was gone and they had a sub.
Erin K. –
This was a great ending to our unit on Constitution.
Jessica P. –
My students love this!
Stephanie Salyer –
Great end of the year/group game to for my us history class! Super easy to use! Thanks
Sarah S. –
Perfect reading practice to incorporate social studies content. Once they learn the routine, they love repeating these with different topics.
Melanie H. –
My students were so engaged during this activity! I love it!
Breanna K. –
My students loved this activity! They were all engaged the whole time! I was worried it might be confusing and difficult for them, but they picked it up right away. Most were able to finish in 40 minutes. Thank you!
Jennifer T. –
I had an adult walk into my classroom to conduct a time on task during the activity. The student the adult was watching was completely on task! I have a few struggling readers so I had them work in groups and made them elect a passage reader. This seemed to work wonderfully! I loved the conversations the groups were having as they worked out the questions.
Mary G. –
OMG!!!! This is a fantastic resource! We only had 45 minutes. I put my students in teams, passed out packets and gave directions. I told them where each decoder was located in the room and asked them to go to work. The room was quiet and every student was engaged from the lowest level learner to highest. Worth every penny!!! So many of my students told me it was so much fun!!! Yay!!!
Amelia H. –
An engaging resource to use with students while working on the Constitution! My students loved this escape room.
Eleanor W. –
My students always ask to do escape rooms. It keeps them very engaged.
Marcy B. –
My students love these escape rooms!! They are engaging and fun and my students get a kick out of them. Are a great independent activity.
Emily L. –
Such a fun resource to have students diving into the US Constitution.
Sara Perry –
My Kids loved this. We spent time talking about the activities after they had completed it as well.