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Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
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"My students especially loved the Pig Pen ciphers, color-by-code tasks, and breakout activities. The puzzle-solving format kept even reluctant readers motivated and focused throughout the lessons. It made higher-level reading practice exciting and memorable."
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Jennifer W.
"Very helpful with my students after they have completed their "book" learning. Thank you for putting it together. "
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Betty R.

Description

Get your GIFTED and TALENTED students engaged with this awesome BUNDLE of easy-prep reading comprehension activities.

Featuring escape rooms, color-by-code activities, close readings, and more! Perfect for gifted and talented learners seeking to learn more about social-emotional learning.

Save 40% off each individual resource when you purchase the bundle today!

Close Reading ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGES include:

  • Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each Resource
  • Breakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word Match
  • Breakout Task 2- Gather Resources: Identify True or False Statements
  • Breakout Task 3- Use Deductive Logic: Fill in the Blanks
  • Breakout Task 4- Scour the Scene: Find Sentences in a Paragraph
  • Breakout Task 5- Decipher the Clues: Use the Pig Pen cipher to answer 3 riddles
  • Complete an Exit Ticket: Fill in the Code. Respond to 3 reading comprehension statements.

Approximately 1 hour of Activities (7 separate activities for all at once or separately)

Grades 4-8

Close Reading COLOR BY CODE CHALLENGES include:

  • Anticipation Task- Pre-assessment and Post-assessment (Discussion Points)
  • Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each Resource
  • Color by Code Task 1- Multiple Choice Questions (Find Answers in Text)
  • Color by Code Task 2- Scour the Scene: Find Sentences in a Paragraph
  • Color by Code Task 3- Decipher the Clues: Use the Pig Pen cipher to answer 3 riddles
  • Complete the Color by Code picture and respond to a ‘Would You Rather’ question

***All tasks in these challenges are related to the well-being and self-learning of gifted students and require students to use several reading comprehension skills***

This GIFTED LEARNERS resource can be used as differentiation in a variety of ways in your classroom!

  • Literacy Centers, Stations or Rotations
  • Early Finishers
  • Gifted and Talented Program
  • Higher Level Thinking Skills
  • Homework
  • Sub plans

(Check out the PREVIEW, older or slightly younger students may enjoy this activity as well!)

Looking for specific GIFTED and TALENTED ACTIVITIES? Click the link below

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NOVEMBER Activities: Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), COCO Movie Guide, King Tut Day, Tongue Twister Day, Got GRATITUDE? Growth Mindset Activity, November Writing Prompts, and Logic Puzzles

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Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

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What others say

"My students especially loved the Pig Pen ciphers, color-by-code tasks, and breakout activities. The puzzle-solving format kept even reluctant readers motivated and focused throughout the lessons. It made higher-level reading practice exciting and memorable."
star
Jennifer W.
"Very helpful with my students after they have completed their "book" learning. Thank you for putting it together. "
star
Betty R.

Description

Get your GIFTED and TALENTED students engaged with this awesome BUNDLE of easy-prep reading comprehension activities.

Featuring escape rooms, color-by-code activities, close readings, and more! Perfect for gifted and talented learners seeking to learn more about social-emotional learning.

Save 40% off each individual resource when you purchase the bundle today!

Close Reading ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGES include:

  • Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each Resource
  • Breakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word Match
  • Breakout Task 2- Gather Resources: Identify True or False Statements
  • Breakout Task 3- Use Deductive Logic: Fill in the Blanks
  • Breakout Task 4- Scour the Scene: Find Sentences in a Paragraph
  • Breakout Task 5- Decipher the Clues: Use the Pig Pen cipher to answer 3 riddles
  • Complete an Exit Ticket: Fill in the Code. Respond to 3 reading comprehension statements.

Approximately 1 hour of Activities (7 separate activities for all at once or separately)

Grades 4-8

Close Reading COLOR BY CODE CHALLENGES include:

  • Anticipation Task- Pre-assessment and Post-assessment (Discussion Points)
  • Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each Resource
  • Color by Code Task 1- Multiple Choice Questions (Find Answers in Text)
  • Color by Code Task 2- Scour the Scene: Find Sentences in a Paragraph
  • Color by Code Task 3- Decipher the Clues: Use the Pig Pen cipher to answer 3 riddles
  • Complete the Color by Code picture and respond to a ‘Would You Rather’ question

***All tasks in these challenges are related to the well-being and self-learning of gifted students and require students to use several reading comprehension skills***

This GIFTED LEARNERS resource can be used as differentiation in a variety of ways in your classroom!

  • Literacy Centers, Stations or Rotations
  • Early Finishers
  • Gifted and Talented Program
  • Higher Level Thinking Skills
  • Homework
  • Sub plans

(Check out the PREVIEW, older or slightly younger students may enjoy this activity as well!)

Looking for specific GIFTED and TALENTED ACTIVITIES? Click the link below

Gifted and Talented Activities for the Classroom

Do your students love MYSTERIES? Have you seen GATER Educator's top-selling C.S.I. for Kids Activities? Check them out by clicking the following link...

Crime Scene Investigations by GATER Educator

Get ready for BACK to SCHOOL! Check out these engaging activities for FALL!

SEPTEMBER Activities: Back to School, Hispanic Heritage Month, Lunchbox PBL, Back to School STEM Challenges, writing prompts, and more!

OCTOBER Activities: Halloween C.S.I, Design a MONSTER Mansion PBL, SCARY STEM Challenges, Halloween Logic Puzzles, Monster Mash Music fun and much more!

NOVEMBER Activities: Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), COCO Movie Guide, King Tut Day, Tongue Twister Day, Got GRATITUDE? Growth Mindset Activity, November Writing Prompts, and Logic Puzzles

Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love feedback!

TPT teacher authors appreciate you taking time out to provide some detail about how you like or how you used their products.

Need HELP with a file?

•Visit the FAQs section, submit a help ticket, or ask a question on the Q&A tab before leaving feedback.

**Making sure your expectations are met is important to me!**

Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me!

As always, please contact me with any questions!

Thank you so much,

Kris Prince

Follow me at:

My TpT Store: GATER Educator

Instagram: GATER Educator

Facebook: GATER Educator

GATER EDUCATOR: BLOG

©GATER Educator. All rights reserved

Report this resource to TPT
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Rated 5 out of 5
May 6, 2026
My students especially loved the Pig Pen ciphers, color-by-code tasks, and breakout activities. The puzzle-solving format kept even reluctant readers motivated and focused throughout the lessons. It made higher-level reading practice exciting and memorable.
Jennifer W.
2,003 reviews
Excellent Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
February 17, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This is an excellent resource, and I will continue to use this in my classroom!
Destinee Y.
4,225 reviews • West Virginia
Grades taught: 5th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Gifted & Talented
Rated 5 out of 5
July 30, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
I used these at the END of the Year and students loved them!
Susanna S.
535 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Rated 4 out of 5
April 15, 2025
This was great for both gifted onboarding and reading comprehension.
Jillian R.
211 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Rated 5 out of 5
April 7, 2025
Very helpful with my students after they have completed their "book" learning. Thank you for putting it together.
Betty R.
2,384 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Rated 5 out of 5
February 12, 2024
This was a great challenge for some of my students! It is challenging for me to find this kind of content that is specific to gifted learners. Thank you for providing this great resource!
Dyan Branstetter
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145 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

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Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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