ESCAPE ROOMS - English (Growing Bundle)

SAVE RUDOLPH - Escape Room Escape rooms are a motivating method for English lessons, in which students, either in small groups or individually, have to solve various challenges to determine the code needed to open a treasure chest (or another container). The puzzles in this escape room are designed for beginner English lessons. It is recommended to allocate 1-2 lessons for this activity. The ”SAVE RUDOLPH - Escape Room" is well suited for English lessons around Christmas. The content deals with various tasks that are thematically related to Christmas. The focus is primarily on building vocabulary. Additionally, reading skills, as well as writing skills (post-work), are practiced.CHALLENGES:Challenge #1:Santa‘s Reindeer The students read through the descriptions of the reindeer. The number of the description text is then added to the appropriate reindeer. By reading carefully, the pupils can answer the last question and get the solution number.Challenge #2:Crazy Christmas The students read through the text about Christmas, in which there are some mistakes. The number of errors in the reading text gives the number they are looking for.Challenge #3:Christmas Word Hunt In this puzzle, the students have to solve a crossword puzzle. The letters in the grey boxes of the puzzle give the number they are looking for for the code. This worksheet is also differentiated in two ways. The simplified version has some predefined letters.Challenge #4: Colourful Presents In this puzzle, the students should colour in the individual presents according to their word type. At the end, the number they are looking for can be determined for the challenge. This worksheet is differentiated in 2 ways. EXTRA MATERIAL:A MYSTERY LETTER (Extra Work):This task is designed as an extra activity for faster students to prevent idle time. In this challenge, the pupils have to decipher a text in secret writing. It is a letter from Rudolph's kidnappers. Once the text has been deciphered and copied, it can be determined who kidnapped and imprisoned Rudolph. The letter is differentiated in two ways. In the simpler version, the letters of the cipher are given.LET‘S WRITE A LETTER TO SANTA! (Post Work):As a final task for the unit, or as homework, the students can write their own Christmas letter. They can be creative and let their imagination run wild. The possible wishes (toys) for the letter are listed. Additionally, this post-work activity is differentiated and provided at two levels. In the simplified version of this task, sentence starters and phrases are provided.

Curso: 4.-5. PRIM

SAVE THE EASTER EGGS - Escape RoomEscape Rooms are a motivating method for English lessons, where students, either in small groups or individually, have to solve various puzzles (challenges) to determine the code for opening a treasure chest (or another container). The puzzles in this Escape Room are designed for beginner English. It is recommended to allocate 1-2 lessons for this activity.The "Save the Easter Eggs - Escape Room" is ideal for English lessons during the Easter season. It includes various tasks related to Easter. The focus is primarily on building vocabulary. Additionally, it trains reading skills, as well as speaking and writing skills (post-work).Challenges: Challenge #1: Crazy Easter Eggs In this puzzle, students are supposed to colour the individual eggs according to their part of speech. By the end, they can determine the required number for the puzzle. Challenge #2: Hidden Easter Picture In this activity, students should read the sentences, find the matching picture, and circle it. For weaker students, there is a differentiated version of the worksheet. In this version, individual words should be matched to the pictures. Challenge #3: Easter Word Hunt In this task, students are supposed to solve a crossword puzzle. This puzzle is differentiated and provided at two levels. In the easier version, a few letters are already provided in the boxes of the puzzle. Challenge #4: It‘s Easter time! This puzzle is a reading comprehension activity. The children read a simple text about Easter and then answer “true” or “false” questions. The puzzle is differentiated into two levels. In the easier version, a word box with vocabulary is provided as support. Extra material: EASTER QUIZ (Extra Work): This task is designed as an additional activity for faster students to prevent idle time. The students are supposed to answer questions about Easter. WRITING TASK (Post Work): As a conclusion to the unit or as a homework assignment, students can design their own Easter egg. They can be very creative and let their imagination run wild. Afterwards, the painted egg should be described. This material is provided at two levels. There is also a simplified version with a word box that includes useful vocabulary and sentence starters. SPEAKING TASK (Post Work): To wrap up the Easter theme, students can present their painted Easter egg. A “Help Card” with sentence starters and phrases is provided as support for their presentation. 

Curso: 4.-5. PRIM

BACK TO SCHOOL - Escape Room Escape Rooms are a motivating method for English lessons, where students must solve various challenges in small groups or individually to determine the code for opening a treasure chest (or another container). The puzzles in this escape room are designed for beginner English classes. It is recommended that 1-2 lessons be planned to implement the unit. The Back to School Escape Room is suitable for the first English lesson after the summer holidays. It focuses on various stories from summer. The grammatical focus is on the simple past tense. Additionally, there is a strong emphasis on reading skills, as well as listening, speaking (warm-up), and writing skills (post-work). Challenges: Challenge #1: Postcard from Liam This is a reading comprehension activity. The students read the content of the postcard and answer questions about it. Challenge #2: Email from Olivia In this activity, the students are to fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms (simple present and simple past). This challenge particularly focuses on helping the children review common regular and irregular verbs. Challenge #3: Phone Chat In this task, the students are to arrange a phone conversation in the correct order. The conversation includes many abbreviations (SMS language) used by teenagers or native speakers in English-speaking regions. A vocabulary sheet is provided as a resource for the students. Challenge #4: Voice Message from Yara This challenge is a listening comprehension activity. The students listen to the recording and complete the tasks on the worksheet. There are two versions of the audio recording: one at a normal speaking speed and one at a slower speaking speed. Additionally, a transcript is provided, which can be offered as support for students who need extra help. Extra material: CONVERSATION CARDS: In total, there are 32 conversation cards with questions about their summer holidays in the simple past. The cards can be used as a great introduction for activities like a Stop and Swap game (warm-up). WRITING TASK (Extra Work - Post from Amira): This task is designed as an additional activity for faster students to avoid idle time. The students are supposed to write a comment on a post. WRITING TASK (Post Work): As a conclusion to the unit or as a homework assignment, students can write about their own holiday experience in the form of a social media post. They can choose whether to write about a real or fictional experience. In the following lesson, the stories can be read aloud, and classmates can guess whether the experiences actually happened or were made up. A "Help Sheet" with sentence starters and useful vocabulary is provided for this task. 

Curso: 5.-6. PRIM

SILVERBEARD'S TREASURE HUNT - Escape Room Escape rooms are a motivating method for English lessons, in which students, either in small groups or individually, must solve various puzzles (challenges) to determine the code for opening a treasure chest (or another container). The puzzles in this escape room are designed for beginner English lessons. You should plan for 1 to 2 lessons to carry out the activity. The “SILVERBEARD’S TREASURE HUNT - Escape Room” is well suited for English lessons before the summer holidays. The content deals with various tasks that are thematically related to summer. The focus is primarily on developing vocabulary. Additionally, reading skills as well as writing skills are practiced. Challenges: Challenge #1: A Brave Pirate Girl The students read the text about the pirate girl carefully. After, they fill in the “Vocabulary” box and answer the questions with “true” or “false.” The number of correct (“true”) answers provides the number needed for the puzzle. This task is differentiated and provided at three levels. In one version of the exercise, a word box is provided to fill in the vocabulary, while in another version, the “difficult” words are already listed. Challenge #2: Stranded Silverbeard In this task, the students are supposed to solve a crossword puzzle. The letters in the grey boxes reveal the number needed. This exercise is differentiated. In the easier version, letters are already provided in the boxes of the puzzle. Challenge #3: A Chaotic Suitcase In this task, the students have to decipher a text written in code. The text is a packing list. Once the text has been deciphered and transcribed, the corresponding suitcase can be identified, and the number needed for the puzzle can be determined. This puzzle is differentiated and provided at two levels. In the simplified version, the symbols of the secret code are already decoded and listed. Challenge #4: A Scary Treasure Hunt Here, the students should find the route to the treasure island by carefully reading the text. Once the route has been marked on the map, the students will identify the number of the treasure island.Extra material: SUMMER QUIZ (Extra Work): This task is designed as an extra activity for faster students to prevent idle time. The students should answer questions related to summer. HIDDEN PICTURE (Post Work): As a final task for the unit, or as homework, students can colour a picture. The way in which the picture should be coloured is predefined. This helps practice different parts of speech, as the colours are assigned according to word types. This post-work activity is differentiated and provided at two levels. 

Curso: 4.-5. PRIM