Description
The Valentine’s Day 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 Valentine’s Day, fun facts, February, candy and cards statistics, Ancient Rome, Romeo and Juliet, traditions
The Valentine’s Day 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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Mama Bear Noon –
Students had a great time with this escape room! They thought they were getting out of work without realizing that they were using their comprehension skills to solve the problem!
Lauren G. –
This was exactly what I needed for my classroom. The activities provided great practice, and my students were actively engaged. Thank you for creating such a thoughtful and effective resource!
Kelly D. –
My students enjoyed using this resource. I was able to choose which parts worked for our class.
Suzie W. –
This was just what I was looking forward. Thanks for the time-saver.
Amanda M. –
Great purchase, easy for teacher and students to use
Mary Kate M. –
Great way to get students up and moving and collaborating to problem solve.
Amy H. –
My Third Years (equivalent to 8th grade) loved this!
Barb C. –
This was an awesome resource to use on valentine’s day.
Sarah S. –
Thank you for sharing this resources with us, great activity for Feb.
Emily Brown –
This was a great activity to do for students on Valentine’s Day to keep them engaged.
itssavhart – Savannah Harter –
This escape room was the perfect Valentines day activity for my class. Super engaging and fun. I highly recommend!
Ms Vetterman –
Well-organized, easy to use, and engaging for students. Saved me prep time and worked perfectly in my classroom. Highly recommend!
Jennifer M. –
My students LOVED this escape room! Super easy to use!
Laura A. –
Used this as a crossover activity with my 5th and our 11th buddy class. It was a great resource for both age groups. Just difficult enough to keep the students engaged, but not so hard they gave up.
Allison H. –
My students love escape rooms. This one was no exception.
Kelsey W. –
This was so fun and challenging! My students really enjoyed it.
Morgan S. –
My students are extremely competitive and love these escape rooms. This gives the students a great fun break from the normal learning grind.
Kristen B. –
This was a fun activity that my students enjoyed doing !
Carly K. –
A very fun lesson for my gifted readers group. They were definitely challenged but most of them were able to solve it with a little help when wanted.
Kathryn B. –
The kids had a blast! Great way to fill Valentines Day while keeping them learning!