Description

No extra materials are needed, and limited prep (printing, and very limited cutting) is required. 2 different levels are included to allow you to use this with multiple grade levels!

Suggested time for the escape room is 30 minutes if students know the concepts well – or 45 minutes if students are less confident in their knowledge or younger than Grade 4.

Level 1 knowledge:

• Notes on the treble staff (lines and spaces, but no ledger lines)
• Rhythms: eighth notes, quarter note, quarter rest, half note, whole note (a separate version with British rhythm terms – quavers, crotchet, etc. is also included)
• Symbols: p (piano – soft/quiet), mp (moderately soft), f (loud), mf (moderately loud)

Level 2 knowledge:

• Notes on the treble staff and the bass staff including sharps (no ledger lines)
• Rhythms: level 1 rhythms + sixteenth notes, half rest, whole rest, dotted half note, single eighth note, dotted quarter note.

Puzzles can be mix and matched between levels should you wish.

As the final task, students will be asked to match a rhythm to the correct Christmas song (Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, or Deck the Halls).

Most students are already familiar with the tune of these songs, but if they aren’t, you will need to sing or play a few seconds of each song for them.

Contents:

• teacher directions
• clue sheet (cheat sheet containing all the information required to complete the puzzles – helpful if leaving with a substitute)
• story (both color and black & white versions included)
• student answer/recording sheet
• 2 decoders (Christmas symbol theme to letter & notes on staff to rhythms)
• Puzzle #1 – maze (read notes & collect rhythms)
• Puzzle #2 – color by dynamics (level 1) or rhythm (level 2) pixel art
• Puzzle #3 – find the pattern using music math
• Puzzle #4 – name notes & unscramble the Christmas songs
• ‘I escaped’ cards for students
• ‘We escaped’ full page coloring page

North American (quarter note) and British rhythm terminology (crotchet) versions are both included. Both versions are exactly the same except for the rhythm terms.

Please note: This is a print-at-home escape room and the puzzles are not editable. You will receive a zip file containing PDF files.

If you have any questions, or need help after purchasing, please email me at

ka*******@dy******************.com