Details
Languages
English
Grade
Kindergarten, Pre-K
Resource Type
Activities, Cooperative Learning, Printables
Product
Digital
Pages
95 Pages
Subject
Beginning Readers, Early Childhood Education, Special Education
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards, Common Core Mathematics Standards
Description
An Escape Room type of activity designed for younger children with an outer space theme. Activities include movement, numbers, counting, task boxes, letters, beginning sounds, colors, sight words, shapes, critical thinking, cooperative play, space centers, literacy, fine motor, outer space activities, and more. For kindergarten, preschool, SPED, child care, homeschool, or any early childhood setting.
Materials Needed: plastic links, hole puncher, interlocking cubes, tweezers, pompoms, plastic letters, pencils, crayons, pencil boxes or other containers, 1 box or bag, craft sticks, envelopes
Escape The Aliens (A Space Themed Escape Activity)
Your students are trying to alert a nearby shuttle to take them from an alien planet back to Earth. Time is of the essence because the shuttle passes by only once a year!
Your students will need to find and complete a series of space related mini tasks in order to collect puzzle pieces to unlock the box which contains the item needed to escape.
This resource is designed for younger children in a group setting. Your enthusiasm will go a long way toward making this an engaging adventure. They will be excited while learning at the same time. There will be space themed, mini tasks and a movement activity at the end of the game.
This game is timed completely under your control.
15 mini tasks are included but you can easily shorten the game by using less. There are also an additional 10 sight word mini tasks that you can use instead.
Contents:
1] Teacher Instructions
2] Escape Game Starter Story (student introduction)
3] Game Pieces
4] Reward Certificate
5] 10 Half Page Worksheet Escape Tasks -
a] Trace, Write, Draw Planets 0-10
b] Count the Moon Rocks and Write 2 to 10
c] Missing Numbers
d] Connect the Shapes (planets) " Drawing Lines
e] Big and Little (planets)
f] Following Directions with Color Words - Read or listen and color.
g] Color Words (galaxies)
h] Missing Letters
i] Beginning Sounds " Drawing Lines
j] Following Directions with Letters " Read or listen and color.
6] Pencil Box Labels " 5 Front Labels and 5 Cover Labels - For use with the following 5 pencil box mini task boxes:
7] Pencil Box Escape Task 11 - Count and Stack Cubes 1-12 " Laminate and cut apart the cards. Put the mixed up pieces inside the pencil box with interlocking cubes. Choose a card. Count and stack the cubes inside the square, matching the number. Repeat with another card until the time is up. Have someone check the work. Take apart and return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 12 Numbered Astronaut Stack Cards
8] Pencil Box Escape Task 12 - Find and Cover Shapes " Put the cards and small manipulatives (erasers, cubes, etc.), inside the pencil box. Choose an alien shape card. Cover the matching shapes with the manipulatives. Repeat with another card until the time is up. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 12 Alien Find and Cover Shape Cards
9] Pencil Box Escape Task 13 " Cover the Craters Pompom Transfer (2 sets, color words) " Put the moons inside the pencil box with pompoms and plastic tweezers. Using the tweezers, transfer the pompoms onto the craters, matching the colors. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 11 Colored Moons
b] 11 Color Word Moons (all gray)
10] Pencil Box Escape Task 14 - Link The UFOs " Letter Matching " Laminate and punch holes where indicated. For easier matches, print 2 of the same. Put the cards inside the pencil box with plastic links. Link 2 or more cards until the time is up . Have someone check the work. Take apart and mix up the pieces. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 26 Purple UFO Uppercase Cards
b] 26 Orange UFO Lowercase Cards
11] Pencil Box Escape Task 15 - Beginning Sounds (2 differentiated sets) " Put the cards inside the pencil box with plastic letters. Choose a picture card. Put a plastic letter on the rocket that matches the beginning sound. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 26 Cards With Words
b] 26 Cards Without Words
12] 10 Extra Sight Word Mini Task Worksheets
** THIS RESOURCE IS BEST OPENED WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF ADOBE READER.
Materials Needed: plastic links, hole puncher, interlocking cubes, tweezers, pompoms, plastic letters, pencils, crayons, pencil boxes or other containers, 1 box or bag, craft sticks, envelopes
Escape The Aliens (A Space Themed Escape Activity)
Your students are trying to alert a nearby shuttle to take them from an alien planet back to Earth. Time is of the essence because the shuttle passes by only once a year!
Your students will need to find and complete a series of space related mini tasks in order to collect puzzle pieces to unlock the box which contains the item needed to escape.
This resource is designed for younger children in a group setting. Your enthusiasm will go a long way toward making this an engaging adventure. They will be excited while learning at the same time. There will be space themed, mini tasks and a movement activity at the end of the game.
This game is timed completely under your control.
15 mini tasks are included but you can easily shorten the game by using less. There are also an additional 10 sight word mini tasks that you can use instead.
Contents:
1] Teacher Instructions
2] Escape Game Starter Story (student introduction)
3] Game Pieces
4] Reward Certificate
5] 10 Half Page Worksheet Escape Tasks -
a] Trace, Write, Draw Planets 0-10
b] Count the Moon Rocks and Write 2 to 10
c] Missing Numbers
d] Connect the Shapes (planets) " Drawing Lines
e] Big and Little (planets)
f] Following Directions with Color Words - Read or listen and color.
g] Color Words (galaxies)
h] Missing Letters
i] Beginning Sounds " Drawing Lines
j] Following Directions with Letters " Read or listen and color.
6] Pencil Box Labels " 5 Front Labels and 5 Cover Labels - For use with the following 5 pencil box mini task boxes:
7] Pencil Box Escape Task 11 - Count and Stack Cubes 1-12 " Laminate and cut apart the cards. Put the mixed up pieces inside the pencil box with interlocking cubes. Choose a card. Count and stack the cubes inside the square, matching the number. Repeat with another card until the time is up. Have someone check the work. Take apart and return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 12 Numbered Astronaut Stack Cards
8] Pencil Box Escape Task 12 - Find and Cover Shapes " Put the cards and small manipulatives (erasers, cubes, etc.), inside the pencil box. Choose an alien shape card. Cover the matching shapes with the manipulatives. Repeat with another card until the time is up. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 12 Alien Find and Cover Shape Cards
9] Pencil Box Escape Task 13 " Cover the Craters Pompom Transfer (2 sets, color words) " Put the moons inside the pencil box with pompoms and plastic tweezers. Using the tweezers, transfer the pompoms onto the craters, matching the colors. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 11 Colored Moons
b] 11 Color Word Moons (all gray)
10] Pencil Box Escape Task 14 - Link The UFOs " Letter Matching " Laminate and punch holes where indicated. For easier matches, print 2 of the same. Put the cards inside the pencil box with plastic links. Link 2 or more cards until the time is up . Have someone check the work. Take apart and mix up the pieces. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 26 Purple UFO Uppercase Cards
b] 26 Orange UFO Lowercase Cards
11] Pencil Box Escape Task 15 - Beginning Sounds (2 differentiated sets) " Put the cards inside the pencil box with plastic letters. Choose a picture card. Put a plastic letter on the rocket that matches the beginning sound. Have someone check the work. Return the items to the box. - comes with:
a] 26 Cards With Words
b] 26 Cards Without Words
12] 10 Extra Sight Word Mini Task Worksheets
** THIS RESOURCE IS BEST OPENED WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF ADOBE READER.
An Escape Room type of activity designed for younger children with an outer space theme. Activities include movement, numbers, counting, task boxes, letters, beginning sounds, colors, sight words, shapes, critical thinking, cooperative play, space centers, literacy, fine motor, outer space... more
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