Christmas Around the World Escape Room - No Prep!

The Christmas Around the World Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode fun and interesting facts about Christmas traditions around the world. This is the perfect resource for December fun! The Christmas Around the World Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. Students are given a secret elf code name and sent on a secret mission to save Christmas dinner in Japan. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.

Students will learn brief holiday traditions of Iceland, Japan, Philippines, Germany, England, Ukraine, Russia, Norway, Marshall Islands, Australia, Slovakia and Venezuela.

Each clue and code is different. The codes require students to think differently to decipher or decode them. Some codes are easier than others. Some codes require critical thinking to determine what a letter/symbol stands for. Each code will reveal interesting, fun facts about Christmas around the world. The use of secret code will keep your students engaged while competing to find the final code. Students can report the final code to you. If you wanted to, you could purchase a 4 digit lock that you program, but it is not necessary at all! No props needed!! This is a NO PREP, PRINT & GO Activity!

Students are sent on a “secret elf mission” and given a back story to ignite their active learning skills. They are given an elf code name which makes them feel as if they are part of the secret mission. Students practice hands-on, practical problem solving skills all while learning about Christmas traditions around the world. Your students will be inspired to think outside the box!

The best age range for this resource is 8+. Please look at the preview to determine if this resource works for your age group. Younger students may need some help with some of the more difficult codes.

You can use the pre-labeled clues or you can challenge older kids to choose/find the decoder that works for each of the clues. A set of labeled and non-labeled decoders are included for differentiation.

Once your students try one of my escape rooms, they will beg for more!
This activity is for all types of learners, especially kinesthetic.

In addition to learning or reinforcing the subject matter, my escape rooms encourage teamwork and critical thinking. As a “timed” challenge, students will be engaged from beginning to end!

An answer key and teacher directions are provided.
Time needed: 30-60 minutes

This escape room includes 12 fun, colorful signs to take class pictures with at the end of the mission. Signs include “Puzzle Master”, “She did all the work”, “Genius”, “We did it”, “I Escaped” and more! Hang the pictures in your room, send them in a parent newsletter or share them on social media.