Escape from Menorah Mansion
Challenge students’ knowledge of Chanukah minhagim, mitzvos, and halachos with this escape room. This exciting and engaging activity can be used in the classroom or sent home for students to play with their families, enhancing teamwork and problem-solving skills while reinforcing Chanukah concepts.
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GACHK20-EG001 Instruction Sheet 31 Downloads
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Specifications
| Size: | 8.5″x11″ |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Style: | Ashkenaz |
| Gender: | N/A |
| Color: | Black & White/Color |
| Grade(s): | 6-8th |
| Resource Type(s): | Game |
| Subject(s): | Holidays and Shabbos, Chanukah |
Printing
| Contents: |
1 – 24” x 30” – Color
2 – 8.5” x 11” – Color 7 -8.5” x 11” – Black and White |
Poster Glossy Cardstock Paper |
Laminated Laminated Not Laminated |
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| Page Scaling: | None (Do Not Fit to Printable Area) | ||
| Notes: |
Some cutting and assembly may be required. Laminated items will require trimming. Items larger than 11×17 inches may require a large format printer. |
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Goals
| Goals and Objectives: | Students will reinforce their knowledge of the holiday by working through puzzles and questions involving halachos, mitzvos, minhagim, and other concepts related to Chanukah. |
| Skills Needed: | Students will need skills in following instructions, working with others, information recall, organization, and critical thinking. |
| Skills Developed: | Students will develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills by playing this Escape Room activity and decoding the puzzles. Students will also develop teamwork skills by working in groups to solve puzzle challenges. |
Materials
- Menorah Mansion poster (attached)
- Team game pieces (attached)
- Menorah Mansion Introduction (1 per team) (attached)
- 3 challenge worksheets (1 per team) (attached)
- 3 character labels (attached)
- Congratulations label (attached)
- We’ve Escaped sign (attached)
- Challenge answer key (for teacher use) (attached)
- 3 large manila envelopes
- 1 letter-size (#10) envelope
- Small prizes to fit in letter-size envelope
- Sticky putty/ reusable adhesive
- Pencils
Credits
| Publisher: | Walder Education |
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| Founding Director: | Mrs. Rouhama Garelick |
| Created: | Eliana Goldsmith |
| Editor: | Claire Sporn, Sarah Burnstein |
| Coordinator: | Rifi Bleichman, Layah Bergman |
| Rabbinic Advisors: | Rabbi Moshe Wender |
| Illustration: | Rochelle Miller |
| Design: | Rochelle Miller |
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