Gingerbread House Reading Escape Room - 4th & 5th Grade Christmas Activity ELA

❄️ This Christmas holiday reading activity is a fun and engaging way to practice reading comprehension skills! This no-prep gingerbread house themed 4th & 5th grade reading comprehension escape room is perfect for reviewing and practicing reading comprehension skills in a meaningful and engaging way.

✨ Get ready for an immersive adventure with Hansel & Gretel as they try to outsmart a not-so-friendly witch in this engaging escape room experience. Your students' journey will take them through reading passages and put their comprehension skills to the test as they answer skill-based questions to unlock the secrets. Each challenge brings them a step closer to helping our beloved characters escape from the clutches of the cunning witch.

⛄ But that's not all! To unlock the secret codes and complete each challenge, students must use the Gingerbread Decoder, a powerful tool that will guide them on their quest. And with each challenge they conquer, students will earn items that will help them escape.

Join us on this enchanting journey and watch your students actually enjoy practicing their reading skills.

⭐ This reading comprehension review escape room comes in digital and print formats.

• Webscape™ Format - This web-based format provides the most interactive and immersive experience possible. It is self directed, self correcting, and contains audio. You can check out my video overview here. You won't believe how engaging this format is until you try it!

• Google Format - Students complete the exercises in Google Slides. The Magic Decoder is a Google Sheet that self-corrects and tells each student when they can continue to the next challenge.

• Printable Format - Students can use any device to scan QR codes to watch the videos. If no device is available, students can skip the videos and still enjoy the exercise. Students use a printable Magic Decoder and answer sheet to decipher the clues and track their answers.

⭐ Integrated videos, thematic items, and a fun holiday backstory come together to engage students while developing and reviewing reading comprehension skills.

*Please note: The Google Slides format includes embedded videos that are hosted via YouTube. The printable version includes QR codes for these videos. If you plan on using the Google or printable formats, please ensure you and your students have access to YouTube. The Webscape version does not require YouTube.

Key Features:

✏️ Digital & Printable Versions - Webscape, Google, and print versions make this resource perfect for any classroom. The digital versions can be used dynamically in the classroom as a presentation while students complete each reading comprehension question in groups or individually.

✏️ Immersive Experience: Dynamic challenges and engaging videos provide positive reinforcement and keep students engaged and focused.

✏️Skill Focused: Each reading passage and question set was chosen and written to focus on key skills to review important reading comprehension skills.

✏️Scaffolded Challenges: Challenges increase in difficulty as students progress through the escape room.

✏️No Prep/ Low Prep: The Digital version requires NO PREP. The printable version is low prep: Just print the pages, place them in folders, and go. The printable version has the option to incorporate technology and videos through QR codes.

What's Included:

"Gingerbread House" Escape Room - 4th & 5th Grade

• Gingerbread House Story
• Reading Comprehension Skills Passages and Question Sets
• Integrated Storytelling Videos
• Challenge Complete Certificate
• Ooops Cards
• Recording Brochure
• Answer Key

Digital Version Links

• Webscape Link for Interactive Browser Based Experience
• Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
• Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool

Please Note: This escape room is similar to the 2nd and 3rd grade version but with passages and questions on a 4th and 5th grade level.

Copyright & Terms of Use

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