$5 - $10 8th Grade Thanksgiving Lesson (by date, latest first)

This activity features a rigorous yet engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 poetry-based puzzles about Thanksgiving for middle and high school!

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 Thanksgiving-themed Poetry 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 skills-based poetry tasks so that with this fun lesson, learning is not sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave for Thanksgiving break until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Thanksgiving!

• Watch Your Tone: In the first task, students will read 6 excerpts from classic Thanksgiving-inspired poems and identify the tone of each poem. When cards are matched correctly, shaded letters will reveal the code.
• Like a Can of Corn: In the second task, students must fill in the blanks with the Thanksgiving-inspired idioms. Once cards are assembled correctly, designated letters within each card reveal the code.
• The Pumpkin: In the third task, students must correctly identify the figurative language devices used in the poem, The Pumpkin by John Greenleaf Whittier. Shaded boxes within the answers will reveal the third code.
• Ella's Thanksgiving: In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Thanksgiving by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The letters of the multiple choice questions about the poem will form the fourth code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that forms a Thanksgiving quote. Once the puzzle is assembled and students bring the quote to you, they may escape the room to Thanksgiving break.

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

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

- 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 during the month of November.

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⭐ Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

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⭐Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM

⭐Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Hanukkah Kwanzaa Christmas Diwali ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ New Year's ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ St. Patrick's Day ESCAPE ROOM

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This activity features a rigorous yet engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 grammar-based puzzles about Thanksgiving!

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 Thanksgiving-themed Grammar 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 skills-based grammar tasks so that with this fun lesson, learning is not sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave for Thanksgiving break until they solve 5 challenging grammar-based tasks about Thanksgiving!

• Match 'Em Up: In the first task, students must match every fun fact about Thanksgiving with the type of sentence (declarative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, subjunctive).
• Wanna Comma?: In the second task, students determine the comma rules used in fun Thanksgiving puns.
• Black Friday: In the third task, students must locate and correct homophones within a passage about the day after Thanksgiving.
• The OG Thanksgiving: In the fourth task, students must locate and correct present tense verbs within a past tense passage about the origins of Thanksgiving.
• Wise Words: In the final task, students must identify the parts of speech of words within a quote about being thankful in a matching game. Once complete, they must input all codes into a sentence to escape to Thanksgiving break!

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

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

- 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 during the month of November.

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Enjoy more seasonal escape rooms by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Thanksgiving Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Halloween ESCAPE ROOM

⭐Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Hanukkah Kwanzaa Christmas Diwali ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ New Year's ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ St. Patrick's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Holiday Escape Room BUNDLE

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This activity features a rigorous yet engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 Language Arts skills-based puzzles about Thanksgiving - for middle and high school!

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 Thanksgiving-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 fun lesson on a highly-anticipated holiday and impending vacation, learning is not sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave for Thanksgiving break until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Thanksgiving!

• Thanksgiving Fun Facts In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about Thanksgiving and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the first code.
• Word Maze: In the second task, students must solve a series of word mazes. Letters they collect along the way will form their second code.
• Figuratively Speaking: In the third task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in fun Thanksgiving sentences. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the third code.
• Landing of the Pilgrims: In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Landing of the Pilgrims by Felicia Dorothea Hemans, a perfect poem to study on Thanksgiving. Letters of the multiple choice question answers following the poem reveal their fourth code.
• Encrypted Message: In the final task, students must solve an encrypted Thanksgiving message using the codes and clues from the first four tasks. Once they decipher the quote about Thanksgiving and bring it to you, they are free to escape to Thanksgiving break!

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

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

- Student Answer Booklet (2 printing options)

- 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 the day before Thanksgiving or any time during the month of November.

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Also, check out more great fall-themed and Thanksgiving products by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Thanksgiving ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Thanksgiving Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Fall Themed Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Fall Themed Figurative Language Powerpoint

⭐ Fall Themed Figurative Language Task Cards

⭐ Thanksgiving Figurative Language Practice

Can't get enough escape rooms? Check out more by Language Arts Excellence here:

⭐Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Halloween ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ New Year's ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Easter ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Dystopia ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM

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This activity features a rigorous yet engaging digital escape room in which students tackle 5 Language Arts skills-based puzzles about Thanksgiving! (for use with Google Drive)

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging activities that encourage students to think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! Now, you can facilitate our popular Thanksgiving ELA Escape Room at home or in the classroom using your school's technology with this resource. Each task is skills-based so that with this fun lesson on a highly-anticipated holiday and impending vacation, learning is not sacrificed. This escape room encourages higher order thinking skills and a fun review of ELA material with a Thanksgiving twist.

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your digital classroom and cannot leave for Thanksgiving break until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Thanksgiving!

• Thanksgiving Fun Facts: In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about Thanksgiving and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the first code.
• Word Maze: In the second task, students must solve a series of word mazes. Letters they collect along the way will form their second code.
• Figuratively Speaking: In the third task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in fun Thanksgiving sentences. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the third code.
• Landing of the Pilgrims: In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Landing of the Pilgrims by Felicia Dorothea Hemans, a perfect poem to study on Thanksgiving. Letters of the multiple choice question answers following the poem reveal their fourth code.
• Encrypted Message: In the final task, students must solve an encrypted Thanksgiving message using the codes and clues from the first four tasks. Once they decipher the quote about Thanksgiving and bring it to you, they are free to escape to Thanksgiving break!

Product Includes:

- Instructions for how to access and share escape room and answer key through Google Drive

- Materials for 5 Tasks: digital task signs, detailed task instructions, and supplementary materials

- Digital Student Worksheets

- Digital Teacher Answer Key

This product requires free accounts through Google Drive and is completely paperless.

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Also, check out more great fall-themed and Thanksgiving products by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM (paper version)

⭐ Thanksgiving Poetry ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Fall Themed Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Fall Themed Figurative Language Powerpoint

⭐ Fall Themed Figurative Language Task Cards

⭐ Thanksgiving Figurative Language Practice

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⭐⭐⭐For the escape room enthusiasts out there, you can now build your own bundle at 20% off the cover price of 3 or more escape rooms! Click the link to check out all of the escape rooms Language Arts Excellence has to offer: Build Your Own Escape Room BUNDLE⭐⭐⭐

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A great Christmas holiday geography bingo activity to encourage learning and review basic geography concepts and skills Christmas week. This bingo game has a twist to it and will make learning fun and will engage your students. The provided 88 questions range from basic locations of countries and landforms to problem-solving questions.

But, if you don't want to use the set of questions provided, any set of trivia questions will work. Need to use this game as a review activity for term tests? Optional: Create your personal list of questions based on the knowledge you wish for your students to gain. Or, have your students/class come up with their own set of review Geography questions.

Questions cover the following concepts:

• Absolute and relative location
• Government
• Culture
• Landforms
• Countries
• Continental Drift
• Religion
• Weather
• and more!

This lesson includes 14 pages of:

• Teacher instructions
• Bingo Cards Reproducibles (2 for students with modifications)
• 88 Geography Trivia Questions. Answers Included.

Your students will have a blast because everyone likes Bingo!

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A neat way to encourage learning and review geography concepts and skills Thanksgiving week. This bingo game has a twist to it and will make learning fun and engage your students.The provided 88 questions range from basic locations of countries and landforms to problems solving questions.

But, if you don't want to use the set of questions provided, any set of trivia questions will work. Need to use this game as a review activity for term tests? Create your own list of questions based on the knowledge you wish for your students to gain. Or, have your students/class come up with their own set of review Geography questions.

Questions cover the following concepts:

• Absolute and relative location
• Government
• Culture
• Landforms
• Countries
• Continental Drift
• Religion
• Weather

and more!

This lesson includes 14 pages of:

• Teacher instructions
• Bingo Cards Reproducibles (2 for students with modifications)
• 88 Geography Trivia Questions. Answers Included.

Your students will have a blast!

Disclaimer:

One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers would like to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.

Fun for all ages!

Geography Turkey Trott Around the World

Take a trip around the world and experience Thanksgiving and harvest festivals from the US. to Malaysia to Ghana.

This is a great way to engage your students in geography and culture when you are winding things down for the fall break/holidays.

This Lesson May Be Modified to Reach Various Learning Levels.

This lesson includes 17 pages of:

• Highly-Detailed Teacher Instructions.
• Helpful Online Sites
• Spinning Wheel Reproducibles
• Thinking Map Reproducible
• Game Instructions
• Student Reading Packet
• List of Definitions
• Copy of the Rupee Tree Story

This lesson will not only save you hours and hours of preparation

but will allow you to engage your students in learning how various cultures celebrate the Thanksgiving and harvest season.

Your student will have fun interacting with their teammates as they participate in reading groups, and play a Fact or Fiction game.

Don't hand them a worksheet to pass the time. Engage them!

Disclaimer:

One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers would like to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.