Middle school Halloween literature games

Also included in: Escape Room Activity Bundle One for Every Month Monthly Escape Activity Fun

Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Unit Review Activity - Shakespeare Activities

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This unit review activity for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare helps you gauge reading comprehension while students solve puzzles! In this escape room, students complete activities about the plot, characters, conflict, and figurative language in Romeo and Juliet.Highlights of this Romeo and Juliet review game:✅ Students will be HOOKED (but also studying - rad!)✅ You can check reading comprehension✅ It's both FUN and rigorousOverview:Students play at desks or throughout the roomFull Teache

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Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Read it Write it Learn it

Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Shakespeare, The Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, Back to School

"The Tell Tale Heart" Escape Room for Grades 7-10 ELA

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Engage grades 7-10 ELA students with "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room--now in print OR digital format! Can students piece together the plot and find the Old Man's heart to avenge his killer? Find out with this escape room! To implement this escape room, arrange students into groups of approximately four students each. Give each group a detective file and hide the five clues in designated spots around the classroom OR share the Google Form in Google Classroom and see your stud

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7th - 10th

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...

Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide

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

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

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

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7th - 12th

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Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room (paper + digital) - Shakespeare Activity

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This Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room is the perfect start to your Shakespeare unit! Present this as a paper game or digitally to introduce the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare’s Life, and Elizabethan London. Your students will love these activities and develop the background they need to study any play. Key Elements:Game (~45-60 minutes)Elizabethan Fact SheetResearch ideasQuizTeacher’s GuideThis game is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for any drama unit! What Teachers are Saying

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7th - 10th

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Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Shakespeare, The Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, Back to School

Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips

Created by

Building Book Love

Get students talking with this Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit! When done right, Socratic Seminars can be the best low prep, high impact activity you will ever do. They can cut down on your grading without sacrificing rigor. They can build classroom community without being cheesy. They can lead to exceptional classroom experiences without students (or admin) knowing you put it together a few minutes before class. Nevertheless, without a few tips and tricks, Socratic Seminars can also easily go

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

, CCRA.SL.4

, CCRA.SL.6

Also included in: Before, During, After Reading Activities for ANY text! Reading Strategies Bundle

Emoji Book Title Challenge

Created by

TheBookWrangler

The Emoji Book Title Challenge includes 90 cards with different combinations of emojis which provide a clue to the title of a popular children's chapter or picture book (72) or popular middle/high school book (18). The cards can be used as an individual or group challenge. There is also a set of the same challenges presented as posters: The Emoji Story Title of the Week. These could be placed in your classroom or school library and students can submit their guesses. There is a wide variety of c

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Literature, Reading

Grades:

1st - 6th

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Also included in: Level-Up Your Library Bundle: The Book Wrangler's Greatest Hits

The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12

Created by

Presto Plans

The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv

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Activities, Printables, Games

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Introduction to The Odyssey Escape Room (paper + dig) - with opt. ELL support

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This Introduction to The Odyssey is an Escape Room or Digital Breakout activity your students will love! This resource also includes additional support for your ELL students and younger readers. This digital escape room has been designed to take 60-90 minutes and covers Greek mythology, the characters in The Odyssey, and life and customs on Ithaca, serving as the perfect introduction to your The Odyssey unit. This Introduction to The Odyssey activity can be used in multiple ways: Digital activit

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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Autumn, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Shakespeare, The Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, Back to School

Halloween STEM Escape Room Upper Elementary | Class Activity

Created by

Teresa Kwant

#UESPOOK60 Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room style game with your students today! This is a fun game that is perfect for the month of October and the Halloween season. The focus on this game is pumpkins, with the final STEM challenge being to build a bridge that can hold 1-2 pumpkins. This game is unique from my other escape rooms, because it focuses on STEM. Students will be learning about pumpkins, and then building a bridge with toothpicks and candy pumpkins that can hold a

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Games, Activboard Activities

Also included in: STEM Escape Room Bundle Cracking the Classroom Code® Upper Elementary

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

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Graphing, Halloween, Math

Grades:

7th - 9th

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

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

Halloween Classroom Party Activities and Stations

Created by

The Creative Classroom - Ashlyn Ellsworth

Save time and money planning your Halloween classroom party. Creative Classroom Party Packs will make every occasion easy and fun for your students. This party pack includes six complete station activities that are low prep, affordable and easily organized and managed by parent volunteers. These stations include one craft, a science experiment, treat, writing activity, team building STEM challenge, and a fun game. Party packs include the directions and supplies for each station to minimize prep

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For All Subject Areas, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK - 6th

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Also included in: Classroom Party Bundle Holiday Activities and Stations

The Outsiders, Do It for Johnny! Digital Escape Room

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Do It For Johnny! The Outsiders Digital Escape Room is a cutting edge breakout game that focuses on reading comprehension, characters, and details. It allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the captivating 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the young adult literature classic, by S.E. Hinton! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking and memorable classroom experience! Your students will go throu

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Grades:

7th - 12th

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ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Literature

4th and 5th Grade Language Arts STATE TEST PREP Jeopardy Game!

Created by

JB Creations

Prepare 4th and 5th grade students for the Language Arts STATE TESTS by engaging them in this fun, prep free, interactive Jeopardy game reviewing key topics found in the areas of literature, informational text, language, and vocabulary! Specific skills covered include point of view, character traits, Greek roots, figurative language, poetry traits, theme, 1st /2nd hand accounts, text structure, antonyms/synonyms, mythology allusion, reference sources and much more! 25 questions reviewing essent

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

, RL.4.6

...

Also included in: 4th Grade ELA Comprehensive Test Prep Bundle

Dystopian Escape Room, Sci-Fi Escape: Middle/High School ELA Digital Escape Room

Created by

A Space to Create Art

⭐Secondary ELA students are invited to take up the cause and fight for their freedom and independence. To do so they will need to solve all five locks to break free of the oppression that threatens to overtake them! ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Escape from Dystopia Digital Escape engages students with 5 clues that take them through Dystopian/Utiopian Literature elements. ⭐ Teen students are invited to compete using clues that teach the characteristics/ideas/protagonists of dystopian and utopian l

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Halloween

CCSS:

RL.6.3

, RL.6.9

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.10

, RL.8.2

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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle

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

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Grades:

5th - 12th

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Halloween, Speech Therapy, Vocabulary

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

Room on the Broom Book Companion

Created by

Whitneyslp

This download is a companion packet to Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson. The 69 page packet includes the following: 6 Character cards14 “Who Questions?” cards6 “What’s Different” Picture Strips18 Basic Concept Cards with Pictures6 “Repeat the Sentence” or “Sentence Scramble” strips12 sets of synonym/vocabulary cards from the story (24 in all)34 Past & Present Verb Cards and Sorting Page18 Sequencing Cards with pictures for story retell36 Implicit & Explicit Comprehension Questions (

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Grades:

PreK - 6th

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Activities, Printables, Games

Also included in: October Book Club Bundle

Snow Day, Figurative Language, Digital Escape Room, Stranded At School

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STRANDED OVERNIGHT AT SCHOOL! No way! This Snow Day Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that focuses on literary terms and figurative language. It 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 outside of the school! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking cutting-edge classroom experience! Everyone loves a snow day! But, can you imagine being strande

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5th - 12th

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

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

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

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5th - 12th

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Lord of the Flies Escape Room Review Activity

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Are you ready for an engaging review for your Lord of the Flies unit? Students review the novel by William Golding by completing a series of puzzles to demonstrate understanding of plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and theme. There’s even a TWIST ending!✅ Paper game (no locks required)✅ Full teacher’s guide and set-up instructions✅ ~45 minutes for on-level 9th gradersIf you'd like you can find the digital version of this escape room here.Your Lord of the Flies Review Game includes:

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Halloween

Also included in: Escape Room Bundle - Shakespeare, The Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, Back to School

October Puzzles and Mazes Packet | Halloween Word Search

Created by

Shelly Rees

Bring some fun into your classroom with this October packet of word searches, word puzzles, and mazes! PERFECT for spare minutes, early finishers, morning work, and more! Includes Halloween word search and other exciting topics related to October holidays.Click the PREVIEW button above to see everything included.Click HERE to save 35% off all 12 monthly puzzle packets with the BUNDLE FOR THE YEAR!This printable packet of October-themed puzzles includes:3 Word SearchesCrack the CodeUnscramble the

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Worksheets, Printables, Games

Also included in: Word Search Puzzles and Maze Puzzles and Practice BUNDLE for the YEAR

Halloween Activities Digital Escape Room Math Game Fun Grades 4-6

Created by

Tanya Yero Teaching

This digital math escape room is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving for the Halloween season. Cryptic messages, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!Theme of Escape: Can your students make their way out of the Haunted House exhibit in under 45 minutes? What is a Digital Classroom Escape?A digital classroom escape is an interactive activity in which teams of students use clues to solve challenges and unlock “di

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4th - 6th

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