St Patrick's Day Escape Room Math ELA Saint Patty's Day Kindergarten First Grade

This fun, easy to set up (no props needed) escape room will keep your students engaged and learning the days before or after St. Patrick's Day! They will love finding and figuring out the clues that the tricky leprechaun has left them to get his surprise! It is a great way to practice and review math, ELA skills while working together as a team this St. Patty's Day!

I have also included a bonus activity. After students have solved all the clues, they can use inferencing and deductive reasoning skills to figure out which leprechaun visited their classroom.

If you have never done an escape room with your students before, no worries! You will receive:

• Teacher instructions for preparing (no props needed - large envelopes are optional, just print & go), setting up, and conducting the escape room
• Table of Contents
• Whole-Class & Small Group Instructions
• Story Cards & Written Narrations for Each (color and black/white) - sets the stage for the escape room and gets students "hooked"
• Printable Clues and Answer Sheets - puzzles, riddles, activities that review skills
• Instructions for Each Clue
• Printable Answer Keys
• Bonus Activity: Leprechaun Suspects List - students will use inferencing and deductive reasoning skills to eliminate suspects until only one remains
• Reward Certificates and Printable Gold Coins (color and black/white) - special "Star Problem-Solver" certificates "signed by Lucky Leprechaun" and printable gold coins

**Please view the preview file to see pictures of all that is included. **

The following skills are covered in this escape room:

• CVC Words
• Blends
• Beginning Sounds
• Counting to 20
• Writing Numbers to 20
• Skip Counting (Counting by 5s)
• Sequencing
• Directional Coding - using arrows to show a path on a grid (see preview file)
• Inferencing
• Deductive Reasoning
• Problem-Solving
• Logical Thinking
• Cooperation and Teamwork
• Listening Skills

Why use an escape room in your classroom?

• They are engaging and fun for students.
• They promote working together as a team.
• Students use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve riddles and puzzles.
• They are challenging and get students to think.
• They are hands-on.
• Students use their imaginations.
• Students work together to solve the problem.
• Students can showcase their unique skills.

What educators are saying about this resource:

"SO. MUCH. FUN! I had my class convinced that a leprechaun left us a surprise and we needed to solve his clues to unlock them. We did the activities as a whole class but they each had a workbook to follow along in. Worked really well! Can't wait to do another one for a different theme" - Brianna K.

"My students loved doing this activity. We have done three others at this point. I love that the skills progress as the year does and it is challenging enough to make them think and work but not impossible with some prompts. They work in groups but each have their own sheet to keep them engaged but offer collaboration. They are very excited when we finish them and they actually solved the mystery." - Jessica R.

"My kindergarten class LOVED this!! We escaped the room just in time for recess where we used our "leprechaun finders" we made earlier in the day to look for clues the leprechaun left behind. They STILL talk about this weeks later. I made it seem like a leprechaun messed up our room and left all of the stuff for our to figure out. We had so much fun. Thank you for a fun resource!!" - Jill L.

"We had so much fun with this activity! My kids have asked if we can do it again." - Melanie A.

"This was the perfect way to keep my students engaged and focused on the Friday before spring break. I wish you could have seen their faces and heard the screams when they found the clues, solved them and then found it who the leprechaun was." - Jennifer D.

"If I'm being honest, when I'm looking for problem solving materials for my middle school classroom for students with moderate to intensive disabilities, often times I'll find very childish activities (because I'm looking at K-2 skills), OR activities that are too easy/too difficult.

BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT!! It was amazing.

This is the second escape room I've done by Lessons for Little Ones and I'm SO impressed by the variety of materials. There are activities that are super simple (for my limited learners), and activities that require two or more students to work together.. and either way, both times we've done the escape room my students have worked together to complete puzzles, have communicated, and have allowed each other to take the lead on different puzzles.

I never write this long of a review, but thank you. This has been such an amazing activity for my students. Very pleased." - Intensely Special Ed

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