Description

Civics Escape Room

Are you looking for a fun way to review elementary civics and government? Look no further! This Civics and Government Escape Room has everything you need! Whether teaching remotely or in-person, this classroom escape room is easy to set up, and students will have lots of fun reviewing what they have learned!

In this Civics and Government Escape Room, students find themselves trapped! The only way to escape is for students to successfully complete six challenges that require them to use critical thinking skills as they review social studies skills.

To take a closer look at the escape room activities included, check out the preview!

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Topics covered:

• Rules and laws
• The difference between a democracy and a republic
• The principles of a republican form of government
• Civics responsibilities
• The purpose of government and laws
• The U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and First Amendment
• The branches of government

What escape room activities are included?

Students will complete six challenges. When completing the activities, students will use critical thinking and inference skills. Challenges include activities such as:

• solving math problems to reveal true facts about civics and government
• decoding messages to learn fun facts about ways Americans can serve their country and the rights all Americans have
• matching terms related to civics and government to a correct description
• sorting rules and laws
• identifying examples of good citizenship to create a code

Is a digital version included?

This resource includes two versions of the escape room. The first version is a PDF escape room that can be completed in a classroom.

The second version is a digital escape room that can be completed in Google Forms. The digital escape room is self-checking so that students can review the answers to their work even when learning remotely.

What standards are covered?

This Civics and Government Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia SOLs 3.1 and 3.9, although it closely matches most standards related to teaching civic responsibilities, rules and laws, a republican form of government, the purpose of government, and branches of government.

What are other teachers saying about this escape room?

“This was so much fun! I love how this reviewed all of the content and it was fun for the students instead of just a worksheet.” (anonymous buyer)

Don’t miss out!

Students will love completing the activities in this Civics and Government Escape Room! Teacher instructions are provided, making it easy to set up and implement whether in-person or virtually.

 

Save money!

This escape room is included in the 3rd Grade Social Studies Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price.

 

More Social Studies Resources:

• Civics and Government Unit
• Civics and Government Task Cards
• 3rd Grade Social Studies Task Cards
• 3rd Grade Social Studies Escape Rooms

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Other Information:

If you would like more information about using classroom escape rooms, check out my blog post “Create the Perfect Classroom Escape Room.”

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