Growth Mindset and Team Building Escape Rooms BUNDLE - Back to School Activities

Get rid of the first day of school jitters with engaging growth mindset and teambuilding activities. This fun Back to School BUNDLE includes FOUR Escape Rooms.

Check out the PREVIEW PDFs

1. Growth Mindset Escape Room - BEST SELLER 

2. Growth Mindset #6 Escape Room

3. Team Building Escape Room

4. Team Building 2 Escape Room

(spread them out and try one per quarter)

The Growth Mindset Escape Rooms:

The Growth Mindset Escape Rooms will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions!

Perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote a positive mindset, talk about failures, determination and success, and start the year off on a good note.

The Growth Mindset Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of fun that has students deciphering codes. The codes include ciphers, morse code, cryptograms, Polybius squares, 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 Differentiated Decoders

✏️ 10 Multiple Choice Questions

✏️ Teacher Instructions

✏️ Answer Key

✏️ Hint Guides - How To Decode

✏️ Completion Signs

Skills Used:

✔️ Reading Comprehension

✔️ Critical Thinking

✔️ Peer Collaboration

✔️ Problem Solving

To prevent students from simply decoding the puzzles, ALL questions need to be answered correctly in order to solve the final code. This ensures understanding!

Benefits of Use:

✏️ No Prep

✏️ Print and Go

✏️ Cross-Curricular

✏️ Highly Engaging

✏️ No Locks Needed

✏️ No silly envelopes to stuff

✏️ No fancy shapes to cut out

Give students a chance to decode puzzles, move around the room, and read passages, all while actively learning! Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race against the clock. A friendly competition always increases engagement. No prior knowledge is needed. Each code will reveal interesting facts about the topic.

Puzzle Types:

✔️ Cryptogram

✔️ Morse Code

✔️ PigPen Cipher

✔️ Polybius Square

Team Building Escape Rooms:

The Team Building Escape Rooms will take students on a “races" around the classroom! The Team Building Escape Rooms have students decode fun puzzles using teamwork and critical thinking while trying to beat the clock. This is the perfect resource for back to school activities, team building, end of year, ice breakers or any time! This team activity can be used in any subject and multiple grade levels!

What's Included in each teamwork escape?

✔️ 6 Puzzles

✔️ Reflection Questions

✔️ Group Cards

✔️ Teacher Guide

✔️ Completion Signs

✔️ Student Directions

✔️ Teacher Answer Key

Students practice hands-on, practical problem solving skills all while working within their group. Your students will be inspired to think outside the box!

Also included are team building teacher prompts to start a conversation about their teamwork.

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