Carnaval de Quebec winter carnival escape game for high school French/English

Make learning about the Quebec winter carnival fun and interesting with this no-prep digital escape game for French learners.  The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully, visit the carnaval website and read the texts to find the information they need to complete the game.  Very easy to use – just send your students to the website and let them work!  Students can play individually or in teams.

There are two versions of the game – in the French version, the clue pages and responses are all in French. In the English version, the clue pages and responses are in English. The website that will be used to find the correct codes is in both English and French, so students can select whichever version you prefer them to use.

Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit.  They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event.  This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.

This Quebec winter carnival escape game includes:

• Access to two websites where your students can play the game
• Complete teacher’s guide to playing the game
• Answer key so you can help students if they get stuck!

Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning!  The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock – and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention – there’s no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!

Topics in this Quebec winter carnival game include:

• Bonhomme Carnaval
• Winter clothing
• Practical information
• History of the Carnaval
• Activities at the Carnaval

Prep is very easy – you just need to share the website URL with your students.  You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district- if Google sites from an outside source are blocked, I can help you publish a private game from within your district (please contact me at least 24 hours before you plan to use the game so I can set it up for you).

As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones.  With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key – so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock – just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.