Struggling to engage your preschool/kindergarten students during this holiday season? Check out this hands on Santa themed escape room for letter recognition and beginning sounds! It is a low prep activity your entire class can complete without your help every step of the way! You can use this escape room/crack the code several different ways!

It includes:

• A prompt to read to your class
• 4 different versions of the escape room. There is an escape room for letter recognition and an escape room for beginning sounds to practice. Both versions come in color and black and white.
• Instructions
• BONUS color by code for letter identification with capital and lowercase letters. There are 3 different versions so you can decide which one is right for your class.

Ways to Use it

• Use this with your entire class. There are 72 picture cards for your class to sort and match so plenty for everyone.
• You can use this in small groups.
• Enhance it even more by adding boxes and keys! Use cheap locks to hide picture clues in locked boxes and hide the keys around your room too!
• Use the Santa sacks and picture cards for a word wall display.
• Reuse the escape room as letter matching and/or beginning sound literacy centers
• Use the Santa sack color clues to complete the color by code letter activity that has 3 different versions for you to pick or use all three!
• Use this for your Christmas party and help save Christmas!

It's super engaging and perfect for students who are learning capital and lowercase letters and beginning sounds. It's not just a one-and-done activity, you can use these several ways throughout the month of December!