7th grade Halloween social studies games

Dr Loftin's Learning Emporium

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Also included in: World History Ancient History Curriculum | Part 1 World History PLUS Curriculum

Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills Geography Activities

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Help your students practice their latitude and longitude skills in a fun and engaging way using this no-prep latitude and longitude battleship game! The directions are included right on the template, so this is a no prep activity that comes ready to play. I've also provided PowerPoint directions so you can show students how to play as a class. Students will become well-practiced with using a grid and making sure they always give latitude coordinates first. I've used this every year and my studen

Subjects:

Geography, Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Also included in: Latitude and Longitude Practice Puzzle Review Activities Bundle

Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Writing Activities Packet of Five!

Created by

Your Best Drafts

Over 20 Pages of Fun Middle School English ELA Thanksgiving Writing Activities! This Packet has FIVE Engaging ELA Writing, Grammar, and Puzzle Game Activities sure to keep your middle schoolers learning and engaged before the Thanksgiving Break!"It's not Thanksgiving break yet, kiddos!" Sound familiar? This bundle of writing, grammar, and puzzle activities will keep them in their seats and focused on the meaning of being thankful. They will be having so much fun, they won't even realize they're

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

Created by

Masterpiece Momma

Students work together in small groups to make decisions about how to save or spend their money during the Great Depression. They will see what it is like to have a well-paying job and then lose most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. They will have to find a new job, a place to live (hobo camp or boxcar), and figure out how to provide for their family with very little.Students will have to subtract their bills from their total amount of money using a spending ledger (provided).

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Economics , U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Histagories Social Studies End of Year Activity for US and World History

Created by

Geography, U.S. History, World History

In this history review and conversation game, students are engaged with 8 short lists of information where they work with partners (or individually) to try to come up with answers based on the letter for the round. Included is a letter-choosing paper (students flip a coin and see where it lands!) plus 8 different lists geared toward History, Geography, Geology, and Social Studies themes! A condensed worksheet is also included to save space.Enjoy this fun way to spend the first few (or last few

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Civics, Government, Social Studies - History

Also included in: American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum

Branches of Government ESCAPE ROOM! Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branch

Created by

Think Tank

The Branches of Government Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of government. This Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.What’s Included?✏️ 4 Reading Passages✏️ 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode✏️ 4 Decoders✏️ 4 Differentiat

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

RI.5.10

, RH.6-8.10

Also included in: 8 US History Escape Rooms Bundle - Reading Comprehension -Branches of Government

Navajo Code Talker + World War 2 Escape Room Challenge Activity

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History

Navajo Code Talker Crack the Code Activity | Crack the Navajo Code that won WW2!This version is designed for the traditional classroom. You can find the version that is optimized for the digital, distance learning classroom here.In this 100% fun and engaging code-cracking breakout activity, students are introduced to the secret Navajo Code developed by the Navajo Code Talkers in World War II that was used to transmit messages while evading enemy detention. Enjoy this historical cipher activity!S

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Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: American History Escape Room Activities | 10 Escape Rooms for American History

The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe, Digital Escape Room, Escape By The Morning

Created by

Danielle Knight

Escape by the Morning! This Tell-Tale Heart Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the boarding house chambers! You should definitely watch the preview video for this cutting-edge classroom experience! When my students begin, what will they experience?By clicking on “VIEW 360°” the virtual escape room opens. There is a "heartb

Subjects:

Government, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Games

Types of Governments Straw Activity Simulation

Created by

Katherine's Classroom

An interactive simulation to introduce the types of governments to middle-schoolers. Students get to compete with each other in groups to see who can build the best straw tower with straws and tape, but there's a slight catch: each group must build the straw tower how their assigned government would build it. This is guaranteed to be a fun activity that students will love while simultaneously learning about different types of governments!This Types of Governments Straw Activity includes:♦ Instru

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Ancient History, English Language Arts, Reading

Greek Mythology Escape Room ... Escape from the Underworld

Created by

Truscott Teaches

Escape the mundane by having your class work together to solve this Low-Prep, Greek Mythology Escape Room!! This activity includes 4 puzzles about Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology that students must complete in order to ESCAPE FROM THE UNDERWORLD. Your students will solve the puzzles to receive the codes. They will then use those codes to unlock "locked" questions on a Google Form. Everything is included to help you run a successful escape room! My students have loved these resources and hav

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History

Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE: Greek Gods, Myths, Activities, Escape Room & MORE

Oregon Trail: Simulation Game

Created by

VintageValdez

Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Games, Simulations, Lesson

Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark

Ancient India Bundle

Created by

History Gal

This money saving bundle includes all of my Ancient India products. Click on each link to learn more about each Ancient India resource (these products are also available for purchase individually):Ancient India PowerPoint and Guided Notes {Harappa, Vedic Age, Mauryan & Gupta Empires} Ancient India Doodle Notes (Harappa, Vedic Age, Mauryan & Gupta Empires) (added October 2023)It's Not Just Ancient History - Modern Day Untouchables or Dalits Buddhism Doodle Notes Hinduism Doodle Notes Anc

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

The Great Classroom Escape

Rates and Ratios Print or Digital Escape Room Game 6th Grade Math Activity

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Rates, ratios, and proportional relationships are the key to escaping a haunted house in this 6th grade math activity. This is a great Halloween worksheet alternative, or can be used any time. In the print or digital ratio puzzles, students will search for clues by reading tape diagrams, interpreting double number lines, creating equivalent ratios, plotting points on a coordinate plane, solving rate and ratio word problems, and much more. For the digital version of this breakout activity, studen

Subjects:

Halloween, Math, Word Problems

Grades:

6th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: 6th Grade Math Activities Digital Escape Room Games Holiday & Seasonal Bundles

Middle Ages: Will Your Kingdom Survive? (Print and Digital)

Created by

History Gal

Take your students through a simulation where they make decisions about a fictional kingdom during the Middle Ages. Students begin by randomly picking a fictional kingdom profile and a treasury card. Their kingdom's profile will guide some of the students' answers as they face 18 scenarios with several options. Student answers determine whether they gain or lose gold coins for their treasury. While the simulation's kingdoms and scenarios are fictional, students will enjoy connecting the scenario

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RH.6-8.4

, RH.9-10.4

Also included in: Middle Ages or Medieval Europe Unit Bundle of Lessons, Activities, Doodle Notes

Back to School Social Studies and History Truth or Lie Activity Volume 1

Created by

Back to School, U.S. History, World History

In this history truth or lie back to school game, students will work to undercover 5 historical truths and 5 historical lies to "break the ice" of the first days of school. This best-selling activity now includes a traditional classroom version AND a distance learning digital version!Get this awesome icebreaker at a huge discount as part of my icebreaker bundle, my American History PLUS curriculum, or my World History PLUS curriculum!Students will work individually or in collaborative pairs to

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Graphing, Halloween, Math

Also included in: American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum

Halloween Math Activity Adding and Subtracting Integers Mystery Graph

Created by

Rise over Run

Practice integer addition and subtraction with this fun coordinate graphing picture activity that makes a pumpkin! Students are given a variety of problems involving adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. Each solution creates an ordered pair that students graph on the coordinate plane to reveal an image of a jack-o-lantern. A great activity for a Halloween party, after a test, or just for fun. Coloring the graph is optional, but not part of the activity. Two versions of the s

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

Also included in: Halloween Math Activities for 7th, 8th, 9th Grade

Christmas / Holiday Game Answer Battle Trivia Family Powerpoint Mac PC iPad

Created by

Think Games

✅ You can use this for your Virtual Party! Check out this video showing you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq2WIMvocYo ✅ This Christmas Answer Battle Trivia Powerpoint game is sure to be a big hit at your Christmas party, classroom, office party, or church.✅ It has 13 rounds like:- "Places parents hide presents," - "Name Santa's Reindeer," - "Birds Listed In The 12 Days Of Christmas," - "Common Christmas Cookie Shapes," - "Christmas Movies," etc. ✅ Each round has up to 10 answers (other

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, For All Subject Areas, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games

HALLOWEEN Escape Room Activities

Created by

The Classroom Sparrow

If you are looking for a team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to Halloween, then THE GREAT HALLOWEEN ESCAPE is for you! There are six Halloween-themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including: problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension, and basic math. GOING DIGITAL? Click HERE for a digital Halloween-themed escape room!A fun, one-minute ★intro

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: HOLIDAY Escape Room Bundle (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)

The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, Digital Escape Room, Escape The Three Wishes!

Created by

Danielle Knight

Escape the three wishes! The Monkey's Paw Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the White family's villa! You should definitely watch the preview video for this cutting-edge classroom experience! When my students begin, what will they experience?By clicking on “VIEW 360°” the digital escape room opens. There is a "wind and sn

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Games

The Landlady Escape Room - A Scary Story Activity for Middle School ELA

Created by

Hey Natayle

Wrap up your reading of Roald Dahl’s scary story with The Landlady Escape Room, perfect for middle school ELA classrooms looking for 100% engagement this Halloween! This literary-elements-themed escape room is guaranteed to challenge and excite your students this year. ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school ELA teachers love using The Landlady Escape Room to conclude Roald Dahl’s scary story because it’s printable, digital, and editable. After reading and discussing The Landlady

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

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Also included in: The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School

The Tell-Tale Heart Digital Escape Room | Reading Comprehension Game

Created by

Chomping at the Lit

Your students are going to love deciphering and solving puzzles in this creepy, 360° digital escape room. This activity is designed to work for a laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Students will solve a series of clues based on the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe in order to crack the master lock and escape the room. This game entails reading comprehension skills, finding textual evidence, and making inferences.Included in this download are teacher instructions, student instructions

Subjects:

Activities, Printables, Games

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Games

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.10

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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room Bundle:The Cask of Amontillado & The Tell-Tale Heart

Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game | Geography Activity

Created by

Classroom Content Corner

This game is a twist on the traditional game of "Battleship!" Students will practice following Latitude and Longitude coordinates to sink their partner's ships. This product uses a world map to help reinforce essential geography skills. This game is a great addition to a geography/map-skills unit. It can be used to check student progress or as a fun, culminating activity! This product includes: 4 pre-plotted gameboardsBlank gameboards for students to plot their own shipsDetailed instructionsStu

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Also included in: Latitude and Longitude ACTIVITY BUNDLE!

Ancient China Escape Room Activity | Students Crack Ancient Chinese Manuscripts

Created by

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

In this Ancient China Escape Room activity, students are introduced to the Chinese symbol alphabet as they help Sun Yat-sen honor China's legacy before time expires. Students are placed in investigative teams as they analyze fictional ancient texts written in the Chinese language. Students work together to translate four clues regarding ancient Chinese history, then bring all of their knowledge together to solve the final clue. Do you have what it takes to crack the hidden clues?Students use th

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, World History

Also included in: World History Ancient History Curriculum | Part 1 World History PLUS Curriculum

Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunt {With and Without QR Codes}

Created by

History Gal

Students will learn about Christmas traditions from around the world by getting out of their seats and going on a scavenger hunt. Scatter the 30 statements around your room and then have your students use QR Code Readers to find out which tradition belongs to which country. Students fill out a handout with the answers and complete a graphic organizer. Do you have remote learners? A digital version is also included (read below for more details)!No devices in your classroom? No problem! A version

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types: