Description
The Vietnam War Puzzle Stations activity will allow students to move around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! The puzzles have students decode interesting facts about the Vietnam War, the draft, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gulf of Tonkin and more.
The Vietnam War puzzles at each station allow students to decode new knowledge! The puzzles include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues. This is a NO PREP, PRINT & GO activity!
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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HistoryandHoneybees –
This resource was very helpful in my class and easy to use
Hannah Shank –
Good resource for classroom
Kirsten M. –
I used this alongside reading The Wednesday Wars to give the kids context!
Jamie M. –
This helped my students learn while also keeping them engaged and using more parts of their brain! Thank you!
Amanda H. –
This was a great way to deepen the learning for my advanced kids.
Mrs K saves the Day –
My students LOVE these escape rooms! Thank you for sharing!
Rebecca P. –
My students did a great job with this resource. Many of my students have learning challenges and it was appropriate for them as well.
Sandra C. –
The students loved this! They were really engaged with it, and they seemed to really enjoy the puzzles. I would do this again with students as it seemed to keep them engaged and active in their learning!
Sara O. –
I love these escape rooms and so do my kids (7th grade)!
CHRISTINE B. –
This was a test review for my US History classes. They had so much fun with this. I plan to use this again when we begin prepping for STAAR.
Jena H. –
This was a great resource for my students. It really helped me get the topic across.
Scooting Through Elementary –
Great resource! Students love games and puzzles, and this was right up their alley. Thanks
Nicole B. –
I needed something to help my students understand the setting of our next novel and this fit the bill!
History with Coach Johnson –
My students absolutely love this game. It is a resource that I use year after year.
Cindy B. –
Excellent product. It is very professional and engaging. Thank you very much.
Lori W. –
Great entertaining learning tool
LaVenia Clark –
My students loved these!
vicky D. –
My students love this activity. This activity allow them to relearn some information they might have discussed in class. Students were active the entire period. The only down side was one of the student have done this activity before when they were in middle school, so I had to tell him not to tell the other students the answers
lisa D. –
My students loved this. It really made history come alive to them.
Tara Uebelhor –
My students used this resource as a culminating activity with our study of the Vietnam War. I gave them hints on the puzzles because they found them challenging.