Social Studies Escape Room Template Kit - Create Your Own Escape Room

Want to create your own escape room perfectly aligned to your content and geared towards your specific learners? This Social Studies Escape Room Template Kit was created just for you! In this kit, you’ll find a full introduction to Escape Rooms and Breakout Boxes, puzzle ideas and resources, templates for tools and clue cards, and tons of examples for a variety of content areas. 

In this Social Studies Escape Room template kit, you’ll get:

⭐️ Editable Social Studies Escape Room - a complete escape room, editable in PowerPoint®, that you can use with any social studies concept or unit

⭐️ Escape Room Resource Box - a collection of extra puzzles and templates to make creating your own Escape Rooms easy

These two resources allow you to create an endless number of escape room games for a wide variety of topics and still keep your students surprised. If you've always wanted to try designing a room, this kit is for you! I’ve broken down the entire process and included templates to save you hours of work. 

Take a deeper look at what’s inside this escape room template kit…

⭐️ Editable Social Studies Escape Room:

This is an editable escape room for Social Studies that can be customized for any concept or era - simply edit with your content!

• Activities for background, famous figures, and a close reading passage
• Opportunity for adding written extension activities
• Includes tips for where and how to hide codes
• A great first escape room for novice creators

Inside, you get step-by-step instructions for plugging in your content to make an amazing Escape Room experience for your students. No additional technology, locks, or boxes are needed to complete this game. This resource is editable in Microsoft PowerPoint® and includes a full tutorial of how to use this software to edit your escape room. 

This purchase includes a license for personal use only. If you’d like to sell games using these templates, please purchase the Escape Room Template Kit for Commercial Use. If you have already purchased that resource, you already have access to all of these materials. :)

⭐️ Escape Room Resource Box:

1. Introduction to Escape Rooms

• Basic gameplay and game design
• Examples from real rooms
• Tips and ideas for assessment and grading
• Puzzles and tasks that can be used for any content area
• Brainstorming worksheets and planning checklists

2. Escape Room Templates

This document includes descriptions and templates for additional tools and puzzles you'll use to make your escape room AMAZING.

• Answer Sheets and design tips
• Station Cards and Task Instructions
• Clue Cards
• Cipher Wheels
• Cryptexes
• Cryptograms
• Jigsaw Puzzles
• Word Mazes
• "Oops!" Cards
• Mat Puzzle

3. How to Edit the escape room templates in PowerPoint

If you're a PPT newbie, this guide is for you! You'll get clear directions for using PPT for page design, and tips for basic photo editing using this software. This guide includes some advanced time-saving tips, too, so even veteran creators may learn a trick or two! ;)

Download the preview for more information! You can also check out the video preview above.

What are teachers saying…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “These are so fun! They have really helped my co-teacher and me step up our US History escape room game. The kids get a kick out of attempting these escape rooms and it helps us from having to drag in a bunch of locks and other things. It is also super easy to use even if you aren't necessarily computer friendly.” -Breanna J. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I am impressed by the thoroughness of this product. Thank you for creating a template for me to use and adapt to my class's needs. You saved me a lot of time.” -Alexandra B.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have always wanted to create an escape room but found the thought of making one quite daunting. This resource made it really easy to make my own escape room in accordance with the Australian curriculum.” -Emma

❤️ You'll also love my Doodle Fonts for Escape Rooms!

About Your Resource:

Your download is a .zip file containing the resources described above. You can edit this kit using Microsoft PowerPoint or a clone (OpenOffice, etc.). Instructions for personal use and copyright information are included in this resource. Feel free to email me at nouvelle.ela@gmail.com if you have any questions. :)

Are you looking for other editable Escape Rooms? Try these:

• Editable ELA Escape Room
• Editable Social Studies Escape Room
• Editable Math Escape Room
• Editable Science Escape Room

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