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7th grade End of Year social studies games

Preview of End of the Year Escape Room Zombie Teacher Breakout Game Activity

End of the Year Escape Room Zombie Teacher Breakout Game Activity

Created by
Presto Plans
Escape Room Team Builder - Zombie Teacher Classroom Breakout Game Activity: Use this creative and fun end of the year escape room team builder activity to help foster classroom community and improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The teacher has transformed into a zombie, and students must decode puzzles, riddles, and challenges to get the ingredients to turn them back into a human! This can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills (spelling, homophones), but ca
Preview of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" Fun Trivia PowerPoint Game

"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" Fun Trivia PowerPoint Game

Created by
Ryan M Devlin
MY MOST POPULAR PRODUCT! - This animated POWERPOINT and Fun Trivia Game includes over 150 questions and 14 rounds of questions. All of the answers are included too! This is a great game to play at the end of the year or around the holidays. If you use all of the questions it would take OVER AN HOUR to play, but you don't have to use all of the questions. (This is a great download if you need a fun, educational game to play on a Friday, at the end of the day, or a day your lesson plan finishe
Preview of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game

Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game

In this Ancient Egypt Escape Room activity, students are introduced to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and are placed in the shoes of investigators as they seek to crack a mysterious code left behind by the ancient Egyptians. Student investigative teams have one class period to solve four clues, each written in hieroglyphics, then complete the final formula to crack the code. Students only have a set number of attempts to open the lock before the ancient lock deteriorates and remains jammed for
Preview of Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills Geography Activities

Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills Geography Activities

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
Preview of Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room

Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room

Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room! This is great as a back to school escape room! This escape room is perfect for both the end of the year and beginning of the year. Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to implement a challenging and fun escape room fo
Preview of 6th Grade End of the Year Math Activity Digital Escape Room Fun Math Review Game

6th Grade End of the Year Math Activity Digital Escape Room Fun Math Review Game

When your sixth graders find themselves stuck in a time warp, can they use their math skills to break out and save summer vacation? In this fun year end digital escape room, your 6th grade students are tasked with activating a time machine so that the school year can end and they can escape school! They will solve clues to wire up a transmitter by combining like terms with distribution to create equivalent expression, build a landing zone by finding the area of a composite shape, power up a gene
Preview of The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

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).
Preview of How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)

How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)

Created by
Ellie Sherwood
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
Preview of Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity

Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity

This Classroom Scattergories Game is a great icebreaker for the beginning of the year, a fun game for the end of the year, or perfect to play throughout the year! This resource includes both a printable and digital version. It can be played as a full class with the students playing individually or in pairs or teams that compete during each round. The game can be made as short or long as you want it, so it's also a fun time filler that keeps students thinking. It's great for sub plans, to use dur
Preview of Histagories Social Studies End of Year Activity for US and World History

Histagories Social Studies End of Year Activity for US and 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
Preview of Branches of Government ESCAPE ROOM! Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branch

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
Preview of Navajo Code Talker + World War 2 Escape Room Challenge Activity

Navajo Code Talker + World War 2 Escape Room Challenge Activity

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
Preview of Types of Governments Straw Activity Simulation

Types of Governments Straw Activity Simulation

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
Preview of End of Year Activity Game Would You Rather Summer Activity

End of Year Activity Game Would You Rather Summer Activity

End the School Year on a Fun Note with This Exciting Activity! An end-of-the-year This or That icebreaker activity is just what you need to ease the nerves and bring some joy to your students. Whether they're introverts or extroverts, the entire class is going to love it – and trust me, you'll love it too! (In fact, I've even had teachers use this as a staff icebreaker during professional development sessions!)In this engaging activity, students will navigate through a series of slides, making c
Preview of End of the Year Drama Circle Activity

End of the Year Drama Circle Activity

Created by
Runde's Room
Have a little dramatic fun during the last days of school with this End of the Year drama activity. Drama Circles are such a fun way to practice oral reading fluency, reading with expression, elements of drama, listening skills, following instructions, and performance skills, all in one cooperative learning activity! This fun drama activity will keep your students moving, and is perfect for the end of the school year. It has a similar format to the “I Have / Who Has” Games and will have your stu
Preview of Greek Mythology Escape Room ... Escape from the Underworld

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
Preview of End of the School Year BINGO (Summer Theme)

End of the School Year BINGO (Summer Theme)

Created by
Elizabeth-Inman
Celebrate the end of the school year with your students with BINGO!!! This BINGO set includes 30 DIFFERENT bingo cards with pictures AND words. A full sheet calling card and individual calling cards are also included! Just print and go! This is a fun activity for kids of all ages!
Preview of Oregon Trail: Simulation Game

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.
Preview of Ancient India Bundle

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
Preview of End of Year Spanish Cognates Word Search Beginning Spanish Vocabulary Worksheet

End of Year Spanish Cognates Word Search Beginning Spanish Vocabulary Worksheet

Find 100 Spanish cognates in TWO printable Spanish word searches. Fun Spanish worksheets with a list of 50 cognates from a - z on each page! Spanish cognates are a great way to build confidence. Must have vocabulary building activity for back to school. Use as a first day of Spanish activity or for emergency sub plans! Answer keyIncludes two worksheets where students find basic cognates from a - z. Use Spanish wordsearches as a warm-up, homework, for fast finishers, in stations, as an after-test
Preview of Middle Ages: Will Your Kingdom Survive? (Print and Digital)

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

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

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
Preview of End of the Year Party Games | Fun Summer Activities | 4 Corners

End of the Year Party Games | Fun Summer Activities | 4 Corners

If you're looking for a no prep game for you students to have fun and finish off the school year, this product is for you! These interactive slides have everything you need to play the game 4 corners. Your students will love to move around the room to their corner and talk with their friends. You will love this because it is no prep! Just share with your students and click through.These games can be used in the classroom with your students by projecting it on any device or smart board. They can
Preview of Christmas / Holiday Game Answer Battle Trivia Family Powerpoint Mac PC iPad

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
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