Description
The United States Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about America. Perfect activity for geography! Students will learn about the United State’s: size, number of states, location, landforms, landmarks, languages, religion, food and more.
The United States Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms 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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Andrea B. –
These are a fun escape room that is full of great information!
Jennifer M. –
This product was fun and engaging for my students.
Whitney Ward –
Easy to use, clear instructions, and it saved me so much time. Thank you!
Brooke O. –
I loved this escape room! It was challenging but just perfect for my 5th grade social studies class!
Angelina E. –
Such a great resource! My students stayed engaged and focused. Loved that this worked with multiple grade levels and learners.
Sara Ventrella –
Love my escape room tools! I am so grateful for resources like this that encourage interactive learning amongst a variety of topics. This one was perfect for my kids, as I could print it out so they could access it as needed. Thank you for this.
Wendy J. –
My 4th graders loved this, but it was challenging for this age group. I really had to help with the decoders. Even though, it was challenging they were all up for it! I would do this again! I would like more SS activities like this, too!
Tami R. –
Fun and different way for my students to learn very engaging
Heidi J. –
Great escape room to use as a review at the end of the year!
Leading at the Roundtable –
so fun!
MC Stephanie –
Great Resource!
Julie S. –
My students loved working on this escape room. It was a great way to end our unit.
Stefanie Preston –
Thank you very much!
Dianah B. –
A fun way to learn about the United States! Thank you!
Lynn B. –
my students always love your eacape rooms
Heather Wicker –
My students love doing these escape rooms. They are always engaged. Struggling students know I will help guide them too. Even my struggling students loved solving the puzzles. It doesn’t hurt that we had already done several escape rooms so they knew what was going on already. Great job!!
Penny W. –
Use with about 80 families for an escape room family night.
Jennifer French –
This was the perfect fit to kick off the Regions of the United States!! My students loved figuring out the puzzles while learning along the way! It also fit perfectly into the 45 minute time block we had available. THANK YOU!
Katie A –
My students LOVE escape room activities when we are together at school, so I figured out a way to continue this learning/review with distance learning to keep them going!!
Mary B. –
great