Social Cues Escape Room

This escape room is a scavenger hunt style activity that includes five interactive challenges related to social cues, including facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and more. Students work together to solve a variety of puzzles and challenges in order to discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, or resource rooms. A whole-class version is also included! What is an Escape Room? An escape room activity is a challenge that allows kids to work together solving a variety of puzzles in order to "break out" of a room. After each puzzle is solved, they will get a clue that leads them to a new location. Each new location includes a keyword to win or "escape" the room and a new puzzle. Escape rooms are great to have kids and young adults working collaboratively using their critical thinking skills. How Does It Work? There are two versions included: One for a small group (such as a resource room or advisory group) and one for a whole class. The puzzles and activities are all the same, but the setup is a bit different! Choose which works best for your learners. How to Use for Small Groups Directions with visual directions are included to make the setup as easy as possible! To set up, you will print and put together each puzzle set in an envelope. Then, you will hide each envelope in its designated location. For example, you might hide one clue near a window or by a pencil sharpener! It is recommended to hide the envelopes so that students have to search in the designated location to find. How to Use for Whole Classes For the whole-class version, you will create sets of envelopes for each group with the clues and materials inside. Each group will work on the challenges together. When a challenge is finished and they know the "password", they will raise their hand to tell you privately. If they have the correct password, they will advance to another challenge and you will give them that envelope! Best of all, each group can be working on different challenges, as you do not have to go in order. How Much Prep is Required? You will need to print and cut the puzzles, using the visual guide to help you. Then, you will need to place them in envelopes or folders so that groups will work on only one challenge at a time. Note that some puzzles you can choose to just leave as is without cutting to reduce your prep! Note that a separate version is included for you to write in your own key phrase. This is important if you are running multiple groups throughout the day and don't want any students to "spoil" the keyword for the challenge. Incorporate Skills for Social Cues Skills for social cues are incorporated into every puzzle and challenge! Students will discuss and learn to understand social cues, read facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and read social cues in social situations. Both color and black/white versions are included! ***************************************************************************** Tips for Customers! { Click here to follow my store! } If you have questions or problems please contact me through Product Q & A and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Disclaimer: These resources and materials are for supplementary support/education purposes and not intended as a replacement for counseling, education, or other necessary supports. Educators, parents, counselors, and others who utilize these materials are encouraged to seek out additional support, as needed. *****************************************************************************