$5 - $10 10th Grade The New Year Games (by date, oldest first)

This activity features an engaging and inclusive escape room in which students tackle 5 Language Arts skills-based puzzles about The Lunar New Year!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Chinese New Year-themed Escape Room. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with this intrinsically engaging lesson, learning is not sacrificed. No prior knowledge is necessary to complete the activity; in fact, students will come away from it with a great understanding of China's biggest holiday of the year!

How does it work?

Your students must face their first major challenge of the new year and are stuck in your classroom until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about the Chinese New Year.

• Chinese New Year Fun Facts: In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about how people celebrate the Lunar New Year. In each passage, students must identify the incorrect homophone and correct it.
• The Amazing Zodiac Race: In the second task, students must locate the incorrectly spelled word and correct it.
• Chinese New Year Stats: In the third task, using context cues, students must fill in the blanks in 8 statistics about the Lunar New Year.
• The Tyger: In the fourth task, students will perform a close reading of The Tyger by William Blake. Letters of the multiple choice question answers following the poem reveal their fourth code.
• Word Maze: In the final task, students must complete a word maze. Once students complete the task and bring their complete answer sheets to you, they may escape the room and start the Chinese New Year off on a strong note!

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and supplementary materials

- Student Answer Sheet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

This escape room is suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal for January - February during the Lunar New Year.

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Are you looking for engaging activities to foster classroom community and reflection? Do you struggle to find activities that will motivate your students to get involved? Then download this Bundle New Year 2024 Reflection Activity and Game resource! This is all you need to start the New Year on the right foot!

REFLECTION DISCUSSION/WRITING PROMPTS & TOP 10 LISTS

In this New Year or end-of-semester no prep, virtual or in-person activity, students reflect on times they persevered, their friendships, overcoming hardship, what they learned about themselves, grit, and other topics. In a reflect and share manner of participation, students will participate in small discussion groups, write about their experiences, and take a fun walk down memory lane as they complete the activity with an engaging Top 10 list.

LINE UP! NEW YEAR or END OF SEMESTER REFLECTION GAME

This is a fun and interactive game that encourages students to reflect on their mid-year thoughts and feelings. Perfect for building classroom community, learning about each other, and getting kids to talk and interact with each other! With this no prep resource, students will be given instructions on how to make a line in a variety of fun ways. They must talk with each other, sometimes communicate without talking, and rearrange themselves according to the prompt.

➟ EXAMPLE

Line Up....

• In order of how many hours you spent on social media last semester
• Based on how many hours you spent with those you care about
• In order of how many times you wore sweatpants to school
• Based on how much you complained last semester
• And so many more!!

➟ USE THIS RESOURCE AS A...

• Mid-year reflection
• Community building activity
• As a class warm-up or for the last few minutes of class
• For a class party! Students will love this game!

➟ This product contains:

• Instructions for both resources
• 4 different pairs of discussion/reflection/writing questions
• 6 Unique top 10 lists
• 35+ unique prompts for lining up
• Both a virtual game (project on the whiteboard) or printable (teacher reads prompts)
• Terms of Use

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