World War 2 Escape Room Activity, Causes of World War II, Battles of WW2

An interactive way for your students to review different topics related to World War 2 in an engaging way! This World War II Escape Room activity works best as a review, after teaching your WW2 unit.

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This World War II escape room includes:

✅ Detailed teacher directions

✅ Detailed challenge instructions for the teacher

✅ 8 unique challenges with printable props & prep directions

✅ Clue cards for each challenge

✅ Detailed answer key for each puzzle

✅ Student recording page (½ sheet to save paper!)

✅ Google form for digital lock option (detailed directions included) if you want to use this instead

✅ Prize ideas

✅ 30 signs students can choose from to take a picture at the end & editable template

✅ Links to boxes and locks to purchase IF you decide to use this option

✅ Reward coupon templates

✅ Labels for each challenge

Topics included in this World War I escape room:

⭐️ Causes of WWII

⭐️ Japanese internment camps

⭐️ NATO & the Warsaw Pact

⭐️ The rise of Hitler & the Nazi Party

⭐️ Navajo Code Talkers & the Pacific

⭐️ European Battles

⭐️ Manhattan Project

How is this social studies escape room different?

✅ Students do not have to solve the challenges in a specific order.

✅ Students do not have to solve all of the challenges to be successful!

✅ You do not need actual lockboxes or locks! There is a self-checking digital option included that is easy to assign to students.

✅ Multiple clue cards for each challenge is included so you can pass these out to students if they are stuck. These clue cards help guide students to the solution without solving it for them.

✅ You can reduce the number of challenges students solve to differentiate (and you can also assign specific challenges because students do not need to solve the challenges in a specific order). This allows you to customize this social studies escape room based on your unique classroom needs!

What materials do you need?

✅ There are directions included for 3 options you can use for this social studies escape room. You do NOT have to buy locks and boxes if you don't want to! I have included directions and suggested items if you do want to use locks and boxes. The easiest and cheapest option is to use a manila folder for each challenge (all directions provided). If you don't want to print student recording pages, you can use the digital lock self-checking Google Form option (directions provided).

✅ For all options, you will need the following materials (besides the printed materials included in this resource): Manila folders & small mirrors or students can use an cell phone or tablet (no internet is necessary)

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