El Día de los Muertos Activities Day of the Dead Escape Room Spanish Lesson Plan

Explore elements of the ofrenda and review Spanish 1 skills! Students build an altar while reading and reviewing vocabulary and grammar.

HOW IT WORKS:

Students can work in teams or individually to complete all 6 tasks. Each task is focused on an element of the ofrenda and includes a short description of its significance. As they complete each of the tasks, they will bring you their answers and you will quickly check them. If they are correct, you will hand them an element for their ofrenda (printed on the provided page) and the next task. They continue this process until all 6 tasks are completed and their ofrenda is decorated. When they finish, they are "Challenge Champions" and you can give them a prize or an award.

This engaging resource includes these printable activities:

• Teacher Guide
• Blank ofrenda printable
• 6 printable elements to decorate the ofrenda: flores, fotos, comida, calaveras, papel picado, and recuerdos de los difuntos
• Task #1: Color by Number (1-30)
• Task #2: Read and Color the family tree
• Task #3: Decode food vocabulary
• Task #4: Color the Calaveras (emotions)
• Task #5: Word Search (color vocabulary)
• Task #6: Connect the Hobbies (gustar + pasatiempos)
• Challenge Champion Award Certificates
• Answer Keys

This is a great way to do a review for the end of quarter 1 in Spanish 1, while learning about Día de los Muertos!

There are no locks, no hiding of objects, or any extra prep work. The beauty of this escape room style activity is that it is very low prep. Just make copies, organize your teams, and you're set!