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Turkey Photo Craft | Fun Thanksgiving Keepsake Activity for Kids

Make Thanksgiving extra special with this adorable Turkey Photo Craft! Perfect for classrooms, homeschool activities, or family gatherings, this craftivity lets kids create a unique turkey photo frame that captures their personality. Featuring a colorful turkey tail, customizable photo spot, and fun, easy-to-follow templates, this craft will be a hit with young learners and families alike!

This Thanksgiving activity is great for promoting creativity, fine motor skills, and holiday excitement. Kids can add their own photo to the frame and decorate the turkey’s feathers, making each craft unique. Hang it up as classroom decor, send it home as a seasonal keepsake, or use it as part of a Thanksgiving display.

What’s Included:

• Printable turkey templates with a spot for photos
• Easy-to-follow instructions for teachers and parents
• A colorful and kid-friendly design that kids will love

Perfect for: Thanksgiving classroom activities, holiday-themed crafts, preschool and elementary Thanksgiving projects, fine motor skill development, family keepsakes, and festive holiday decor.

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Attention Educators! Get Ready for a Thanksgiving Learning Adventure! Are you ready to sprinkle some fun and safety into your Thanksgiving lessons? Let me introduce you to an engaging activity that will have your students excited about learning how to handle medical emergencies during the holiday season!
Imagine this: your classroom buzzing with energy as students dive into the world of Thanksgiving safety! They'll explore common emergencies like cooking burns, allergic reactions, and choking incidents, all while working together in groups. The best part? They'll create eye-catching brochures filled with vital information to educate their peers and families—talk about a win-win!
This lesson isn’t just about facts; it’s about creating memories, teamwork, and a splash of creativity! With colorful markers, fun illustrations, and lively presentations, your students will be empowered to share their newfound knowledge with everyone around them. Your students will love this!
Here’s what’s included in the lesson package:

• Sample Brochure: A ready-to-use sample brochure as an example.
• Teacher Directions: Clear and concise step-by-step instructions for teacher to guide you through the lesson, from introducing the topic to facilitating group discussions and presentations.
• Comprehensive Lesson Plan: Detailed steps for a two-day class that includes objectives, materials needed, and assessment methods, ensuring everything runs smoothly. This plan is no-prep and print and go!
• Handouts: Informative handouts on choking, food allergies, and cooking burns that students can refer to while creating their brochures. These are packed with essential information that every family should know!

This lesson plan is ideal for health science classes, including principles of health science, health science theory, nursing, and CNA. It provides hands-on practice and real-world skills that will benefit your students now and in the future.
So, if you're looking to add a dash of excitement to your Thanksgiving curriculum, this lesson plan is your ticket! Let’s make safety education as delightful as pumpkin pie! ✨
Join the fun, and let’s get those students prepared and ready for a safe and joyful Thanksgiving celebration! Answer key included, everything you need for a fun and engaging lesson is here. Happy teaching!

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Holiday Case Study Diagnose / Read Labs & Treat Sickly Elves / Health Science

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These gratitude activities could help your students cultivate a sense of appreciation and thankfulness for the good things in life. It could enhance your students' overall well-being. They can help them focus on the positive aspects of their lives and foster deeper connections with others.

One of the strengths we want to develop and enhance is gratitude.

Gratitude enhances the well-being of our students. Practicing gratitude in the classroom helps our students to be happier, and more satisfied in life, have better physical health, sleep better, less fatigue, exhibit resiliency, helps strengthen relationships among teachers and classmates, and encourages the development of patience, humility, and wisdom.

Our gratitude lesson includes:

Gratitude activities

Gratitude certificates

Gratitude notecards

Add some festive fun to your math lessons this fall with this Fall Thanksgiving Coordinate Grid Graphing activity! Students will practice their graphing skills by plotting points to create a charming picture of an owl perched on a tree limb with the word "FALL" displayed beneath it. This engaging activity reinforces coordinate plane concepts while providing a seasonal touch perfect for autumn.

What's Included:

• Two Versions for Differentiation:

  • 1st Quadrant Only: Ideal for beginners, focusing on positive coordinates for easier plotting.
  • All Four Quadrants: A more advanced version for students comfortable graphing with positive and negative coordinates.

• No Decimals: Coordinates are whole numbers only, making the activity straightforward and accessible for students.

• Answer Key: Includes a fully completed graph to make grading quick and easy.

Why You'll Love It:

• Engaging & Festive: Students will enjoy watching the owl and "FALL" design come to life as they graph, making this a perfect pre-holiday activity or math center for the fall season.
• Skill Reinforcement: This activity strengthens students' ability to plot points, understand the coordinate plane, and follow directions—all while having fun.
• Great for Sub Plans: The straightforward instructions and self-contained nature of the activity make it a fantastic choice for substitute teachers, ensuring students stay productive and engaged.
• Differentiation Options: With versions for both single-quadrant and full-quadrant graphing, this resource accommodates different skill levels in your classroom.

Perfect for classwork, homework, or as a fun seasonal math activity, this Thanksgiving Coordinate Grid Graphing resource brings math practice and creativity together. Add it to your teaching toolkit for a no-prep, engaging lesson that students will love!

Explore the world of Colonial New England and the Pilgrims with this artifact scavenger hunt. Get students engaged with the historical aspect of Pilgrim artifacts, but also strengthen their inference skills as they connect artifacts with Pilgrim values.

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~This product contains: One digital artifact scavenger hunt with graphic organizer One printable artifact scavenger hunt Answer key (possible answers too!)

~How can I use this product? The Scarlet Letter novel study unit (or other Pilgrim/Colonial literature story, such as The Crucible) Studying the history of Colonial New England Fun Thanksgiving Activity Any subject about Pilgrims and Colonies

Use these fun seasonal year-round activities!

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We all know how students get excited on holidays: Chistmas, Valentine's, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! Through these activities, not only will they have fun working together or individually to solve the puzzles, but they will also have the opportunity to practice reading latitude and longitude coordinate grid systems (absolute location). Each moment is a teaching moment, and this holiday resource will allow reinforcement of their map reading skills. Students will use the absolute locations that are provided on the key and identify the points on the coordinate grid, drawing one line from one point to another. End the end, they have a photo to color and decorate!

Includes:

• Christmas
• Valentine's
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving

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Engage your students year-round with our captivating "Fun Holiday-Themed Activities Bundle! - Social Studies | U.S. & World History!" This comprehensive collection currently features 20 best-selling activities designed to infuse your social studies curriculum with excitement and fun across various seasons and holidays. Check out what's included below!

Back to School

• Blobs and Line - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Four Corners - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Would You Rather - Classroom Icebreaker Activity

Halloween

• Frighteningly Famous! - Historical Biography Project
• Historic Headstone! - Social Studies Stations Activity

Thanksgiving

• Feasting with Famous Figures - Thanksgiving Holiday Project
• History of Thanksgiving - Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

Christmas / Winter

• History in a Snow Globe - Social Studies Activity
• The History Elf Project - Winter - Holiday - Christmas - Social Studies Activity
• Winter Holidays - Christmas - Hanukkah - Kwanzaa - Crossword & Word Search
• Guess The Wishlist - Holiday - Christmas - History - Who Am I? Stations Activity

Black History Month

• Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement - Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - U.S. History Vocabulary Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - Funko Pop Biography Project

Valentine's Day

• Mystery History Date - Valentine's Day - Fun Social Studies Research Activity
• Historical Heartthrobs! Valentines from Famous Figures | Social Studies Activity
• History of Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension & Questions - Holiday Activity
• Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity - Holiday - Winter

Spring Break / Summer / End of Year

• Draw Your Own Sandcastle! Spring Break | Summer | End of the Year Activity
• Biography on a Beach Ball! - End of the Year | Spring Break | Summer Activity

This is a growing bundle and will update as more products are created and included!

Looking for a Thanksgiving-themed, engaging and informative reading comprehension activity? This scavenger hunt is designed to help students practice skim reading, looking for context clues, and learn some useful vocabulary.

It’s perfect for EFL / ESL students at the B1/B2 level and can also be used for native English classes at grade levels 5th - 7th. With low prep, just print and hang, it contains 10 reading passages about Thanksgiving, its history and traditions.

The scavenger hunt is designed so that students have to revisit and reread the reading passages multiple times when looking for code words. The answer to each question is located on a different reading passage card. Once students have answered all the questions, they unscramble the letters to reveal the final answer - the name of the murderer.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 10 reading passages

♥ answer sheets

♥ mission page

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

♥ conclusion

Options for use:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Thanksgiving SEL Activity: A Fun and Interactive Way to Learn and Grow

Looking for a unique and engaging way to celebrate Thanksgiving while fostering social-emotional learning (SEL) skills? Our interactive Thanksgiving SEL activity is the perfect solution! This comprehensive resource includes a variety of activities designed to help students develop essential skills such as empathy, gratitude, and self-awareness.

Key Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced Empathy: Activities like "This or That" encourage students to consider different perspectives and develop empathy for others.
• Increased Self-Awareness: Reflective writing prompts help students explore their own thoughts and feelings, leading to greater self-understanding.
• Improved Social Skills: Collaborative activities like creating a turkey with shapes promote teamwork and communication skills.
• Boosted Creativity: Interactive elements like drag-and-drop and digital coloring pages spark imagination and creativity.
• Strengthened Gratitude: Gratitude journaling and reflection exercises cultivate a sense of thankfulness and appreciation.

By incorporating these fun and interactive activities into your Thanksgiving lesson plans, you can create a meaningful and memorable learning experience for your students.

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Are you looking for a community building speaking activity to discuss future Thanksgiving plans? This is a great interactive activity for students of Spanish 1 or higher to discuss what they are going to do over break. This activity promotes positive communication among the students in the class. It could also be used as a review of future plans for upper level classes who need to know how use the present, past and future tenses for the Seal of Biliteracy test.

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages

• Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
• Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
• Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

This six page PDF-only resource includes two versions, one with extra support. You can decide how much support your students may need.

• Page 1 - Instructions on how to do the activity and several ideas for variation
• Page 2 - Questions in the tú form to practice interpersonal speaking (some are in the Uds. form - more than one person can sign)
• Page 3 - Questions in the tú form to practice interpersonal speaking
• Page 4 - Questions in the tú form with prompts in the yo form to practice interpersonal speaking
• Page 5 - Sheet to write sentences about their classmates for interpersonal writing
• Page 6 - Thank you and other resources
• Page 7 - Credits, terms of use and contact information

"Fun and Creative Thanksgiving Activities for Kids!"
Make this holiday memorable with an exciting Thanksgiving craft that’s perfect for kids of all ages! This Thankful Handprint Craft is a wonderful way to combine creativity with the spirit of gratitude. Children will use their handprints or fingerprints to create a beautiful Thankful Tree, decorating it with colorful leaves and writing down what they’re thankful for.

This engaging Thanksgiving activity is ideal for classrooms, preschool, or a fun family project at home. It encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and the importance of giving thanks. Whether you're looking for a heartfelt keepsake or a fun craft for kids, this project is a must-try for the holiday season.

Gather your supplies and let little hands bring Thanksgiving to life with art, gratitude, and fun!

Fun Fire Safety Week Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

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• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

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Are you trying to find a way to bring more authentic readings to your Spanish students? This ready-to-use interpretive reading activity about the origins of Thanksgiving will get your students reading and analyzing an authentic resource from the Spanish-speaking world. In this activity, your students will:

  ✅ identify key terms related to Thanksgiving

  ✅ determine the main idea of the infographic

  ✅ identify supporting details

  ✅ guess the meaning of selected words based on the context

  ✅ answer comprehension questions

  ✅ compare and contrast traditions

This reading and writing activity makes a great addition to any Thanksgiving or holidays unit, from Spanish 2 through AP (as an introduction to the unit). It is also a great activity to use before a class or small-group discussion about holiday traditions, a pre-reading activity for an article about Thanksgiving (there are links to suggested articles in the product), or a no-prep substitute lesson.

The best part? Your students will make connections between their own culture and the target culture, all while practicing analytical thinking, reading, and writing!

There are two versions of the handout included in this resource: version 1 has all directions and questions in English, while version 2 has all directions and questions in Spanish.

PLEASE NOTE: the infographic is NOT included with this product due to copyright laws and you must access it at the following link: infographic. I would recommend printing and laminating the infographic, projecting it on your board, or posting it to your learning management system for students to access it. Each handout includes the link to the image at the top as well as a QR code to the image at the bottom.

Copyright © Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

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a1- Imprime el frasco y las hojitas para los estudiantes. Tal vez solo quieras usar las hojitas y no el frasco y eso también se puede. Usa la actividad como sea más fácil para ti. bonus: acorn template

a2-Los estudiantes colorean los pavos siguiendo las descripciones que se les brindan (deben saberse los colores y los #).

a3- Hoja de colorear.

a4- Los estudiantes leen el cuento y contestan las preguntas.

a4.2 nivel avanzado de lectura

a5- Los estudiantes leen las pistas y descubren ¿Quién se Comió el Postre de Acción de Gracias?

a6- Los estudiantes buscan las palabras.

a7- Los estudiantes escriben acerca de las costumbres familiares.

a8-Para niveles más avanzados

a9- labeling

Unpavo template for teachers bulletin boards or student names.

Niveles Variados

Get students talking and connecting with this Find Someone Who After Thanksgiving Break activity! Perfect for icebreakers, brain breaks, or team building in your middle school and high school classes. This activity will build classroom community while reinforcing speaking and listening skills.

Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various fall break themed categories, such as "find someone who stayed up past midnight."

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What's included:

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in
• Editable Google Slides version with and without clipart

How to use:

• Students will walk around the room and find different classmates who fits the description in each box.
• Once they find a classmate who fits the description they will have them write their name in the box.
• Students will keep finding classmates until all 16 boxes are full.

Some examples included:

Find someone who did not eat turkey.

Find someone who stayed up past midnight.

Find someone who ate leftovers.

More After Fall Break Resources:

Stand Up Sit Down

More Fall Resources:

Would You Rather

Stand Up Sit Down

Finish the Story

Thanksgiving Would You Rather

More Find Someone Who Resources:

Year Long Bundle

After Winter Break

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✨Unlock the Fun in Learning Functions, Domain, and Range!✨

Engage your students with this exciting Thanksgiving themed scavenger hunt designed specifically for mastering identifying functions, domain, and range! With 10 interactive stations, this kinesthetic activity will get your students moving and thinking critically.

How It Works:

• Start with a Student Sheet: Each student receives a scavenger hunt sheet to track their progress. Students may select where to begin, or you may assign them to a particular station.
• Solve and Record: At each station, students solve the challenge problem at the bottom of the poster, record their answer on the student recording sheet, and find their next destination based on their answer.
• Explore and Discover: Once students find their answer, they are going to “sprint” (or walk calmly ☺) to the poster with their answer at the top of it.
• Collaborate and Compete: As they sprint (or walk calmly) to new stations, they can work cooperatively while reinforcing key concepts.

Why Choose Our Scavenger Hunt?

✅Promotes Active Learning: Keeps students engaged through movement

and collaboration.

✅Reinforces Key Skills: Focuses on understanding direct and inverse
variation in a fun, interactive way.

✅Flexible Setup: Perfect for any classroom environment—adaptable to your
teaching style!

Ready to transform your lessons? Don’t miss out on this dynamic learning experience!

✨Happy Teaching!✨

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This French Thanksgiving themed reading and listening comprehension lesson is meant for upper-intermediate levels.  The content will appeal to upper elementary or middle school immersion and even core curriculum high school students.  The story is read by François, a Parisian native French speaker.

Included:

• Story - 1 page printable, approximately 300 words
• Vocabulary list - French and English - 1 page printable
• 10 comprehension questions - 1  page printable
• Audio recording of the story - Native French speaker

Recommended lesson plan for reading comprehension:

STEP 1:  Distribute the vocabulary list, and read the words aloud having students repeat after you.  All of the words listed are in the story they will read, and many of them may be new.  

STEP 2:  Distribute the 10 reading comprehension questions.  Have students read them before reading the story for greater understanding of the information they will need to retain.

STEP 3:  Distribute the 1 page story, and either have students read it silently, or read it together as a class with the teacher calling on individual students to read a passage aloud. 

STEP 4:  Students answer ten comprehension questions either in written form as they read silently, or do the exercise orally as a whole class activity once everyone has finished.

Recommended lesson plan for listening comprehension:

STEP 1:  Distribute the vocabulary list, and read the words aloud having students repeat after you.  All of the words listed are in the story they will read, and many of them may be new.  

STEP 2:  Distribute the 10 listening comprehension questions.  Have students read them before listening to the story for greater understanding of the information they will need to retain.

STEP 3:  Play the audio recording of the story and have students listen to it  as many times as you see fit.  If you have students who struggle with listening comprehension, distribute the story in written form for them to read along while listening.

STEP 4:  Students answer ten comprehension questions either in written form while listening to the recording, or do the exercise orally as a whole class activity. 

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Help your older students celebrate Thanksgiving with this "Disguise a Turkey" craft that's designed for middle school aged children. They'll love disguising the turkey as one of them so it doesn't get eaten this Thanksgiving!! Help the turkey blend in by designing and cutting out a hoodie, and choose from an assortment of hats. Tom the turkey will blend right into middle school!

This easy craft is a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving Retro & Preppy | Groovy Early Finishers Coloring Page for SEL Freebie: Explore a fun and creative Thanksgiving activity with this retro Thanksgiving coloring page! Perfect for classrooms and home use, this printable page is perfect for early finishers, indoor recess, Thanksgiving parties, writing prompts, and more!

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• 1 Thanksgiving coloring page with a unique background and gratitude inspirational quote

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Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with NINE holiday-themed escape rooms that will keep your students active and engaged on Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter!

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 nine full-length holiday-themed escape rooms for Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter. 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 run smoothly from start to finish. The activities involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with these fun holiday lessons, 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 these games!

Each Escape Room 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 necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Booklet

- Teacher Answer Keys

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

Halloween ESCAPE ROOM: Your room has been transformed into a haunted house of horrors and your students can only escape by solving 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Halloween!

• In the first task, students must correct commonly misspelled words in a non-fiction article about Devil's Night. Once complete, they must unscramble circled boxes to reveal the first code.
• In the second task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in fun Halloween sentences. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the second code.
• In the third task, students will read 8 fun facts about Halloween and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the third code.
• In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Robert Grave's famously chilling poem, A Child's Nightmare. The letters of the multiple choice questions about the poem will form the fourth code.... Cat! Cat! Cat!
• In the final task, students must complete a fallen phrase that reveals a spooky poem. Once they bring that to you, they may escape the haunted house of horrors.

Veterans Day Stations Activity: Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave until they solve 4 ELA-based tasks about veterans and Veterans Day! - newly added!

• In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about Veterans Day and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages.
• In the second task, students must perform a close reading of The Star-Spangled Banner and match passages to the poetic devices they represent (example: onomatopoeia, allusion, alliteration...).
• In the third task, students will read 8 inspirational quotes about veterans and must determine the incorrectly-spelled word in each quote.
• In the fourth task, students will assemble a jig saw puzzle that, when assembled correctly, reveals a quote about Veterans Day.

Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM: 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!

• 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.
• In the second task, students must solve a series of word mazes. Letters they collect along the way will form their second code.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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!

Christmas ESCAPE ROOM: Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave for Christmas vacation until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Christmas!

• In the first task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in popular Christmas songs. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the first code.
• In the second task, students must order the plot events of Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, on Freytag's Pyramid. Once solved, corresponding letters reveal the second code.
• In the third task, students will read 8 fun facts about Christmas and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the third code.
• In the fourth task, students must correct commonly confused words (like except and accept) in passages about how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Once complete, they must unscramble shaded boxes to reveal the fourth code.
• In the final task, students must solve an encrypted Christmas message using the codes and clues from the first four tasks. Then they must figure out the final line that completes the message. Once they sing that you, they can escape to Christmas vacation!

Hanukkah Kwanzaa Christmas Diwali ESCAPE ROOM: Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave for vacation until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Christmas around the world.

• In the first task, students must read fun facts about Diwali, each demonstrating 1 of 6 comma rules. Students must match the fact with the comma rule. The code is revealed when cards are matched correctly.
• In the second task, students must perform a close reading of Hanukkah Lights by Philip M. Raskin (1880-1944) and answer multiple choice questions about the selection that when correct, reveal the code.
• In the third task, students will read 8 fun facts about how Christmas is celebrated in different countries around the world and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the third code.
• In the fourth task, students must correct commonly misspelled words a passage about the origins of Kwanzaa. Once complete, they must unscramble shaded boxes to reveal the fourth code.
• In the final task, students must use all that they have learned about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Christmas and fill out a crossword puzzle. Once complete, they must unscramble the circled letters to reveal their final code to escape!

New Year's ESCAPE ROOM: 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 New Year's!

• In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about how people celebrate New Year's around the world. In each passage, one word is spelled incorrectly. Students must identify the incorrectly spelled word and write the word with the correct spelling in their answer sheet. Shaded boxes within the answers reveal the first code.
• In the second task, students will read 8 New Year's resolutions from their favorite celebrities and sports stars. They must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within each quote. When parts of speech cards are matched correctly with the resolutions, shaded boxes reveal their second code.
• In the third task, students must solve a word maze. Letters collected along the way, once unscrambled, reveal their third code.
• In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye, a perfect poem to study on the New Year. Letters of the multiple choice question answers following the poem reveal their fourth code.
• In the final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that forms a quote about New Year's. Once the puzzle is assembled and students bring the quote to you, they may escape the room and start the new year off on a strong note!

Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM: Your students are stuck in your classroom on Valentine's Day and cannot leave until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about the holiday of love!

• In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about Valentine's Day and must identify the incorrectly used homophone in each passage. They must write the correct homophone in their student answer booklet. Shaded boxes within the answers reveal their first code.
• In the second task, students will read 8 quotes about love from famous figures and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the quotes. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the second code.
• In the third task, students will perform a close reading of Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 18, Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day. Then, they will answer multiple choice questions about the poem. Letters of the correct answers will reveal their third code.
• In the fourth task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in popular love songs. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the fourth code.
• In the final task, students will be quizzed on what they learned throughout the first four tasks and enter their answers to Valentine's Day trivia questions in a fun crossword puzzle. Circled boxes within the puzzle will reveal their final code.

St. Patrick's Day ESCAPE ROOM: Your students are stuck in your classroom on St. Patrick's Day and cannot leave until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks that will teach them about St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick himself, and Irish culture!

• In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about St. Patrick's Day and must identify the incorrectly spelled word in each passage. They must write the correctly spelled word in their student answer booklet. Shaded boxes within the answers reveal their first code.
• In the second task, students will read 8 facts about St. Patrick and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the passages. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the second code.
• In the third task, students will perform a close reading of one of Ireland's most beloved poems, Raglan Road, by Patrick Kavanagh. Then, they will answer multiple choice questions about the poem. Letters of the correct answers reveal their third code.
• In the fourth task, students must solve a word maze. Letters collected along the way form the fourth code.
• In the final task, students will be quizzed on what they learned throughout the first four tasks and enter their answers to St. Paddy's Day trivia questions in a fun crossword puzzle. Circled boxes within the puzzle will reveal their final code. Students must act out this word in order to escape.

Easter ESCAPE ROOM: Your students are stuck in your classroom and cannot leave until they complete 5 tasks about Easter.

• Easter Fun Facts: In the first task, students must read fun facts about Easter, each demonstrating 1 of 6 comma rules. Students must match the fact with the comma rule. The code is revealed when cards are matched correctly.
• Easter 'Round the World: In the third task, students will read about how Easter is celebrated around the world. Many traditions may surprise you! In each passage is a commonly misspelled word. Shaded boxes in the corrected words on their answer sheet will reveal the code.
• Word Maze: In the third task, students solve a word maze about Easter.
• Easter Hymn: In the fourth task, students will perform a close reading of the poem, Easter Hymn, by A. E. Housman (1859-1936). A. E. Housman was one of the most widely-read poets of his time and a self-proclaimed atheist which students must keep in mind as they read. Then, they will answer multiple choice questions about the poem that when correct, reveals the code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that forms a humorous quote about Easter. Once the puzzle is assembled and students identify the figurative language the quote exemplifies, they may escape the room!

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