Art Escape: Mona Lisa (Grammar Edition) -- Escape room style challenge with a creative, artful twist! Learning is about to get really fun--this resource combines puzzles, learning, ELA, and collaborative art! The lesson begins when students learn about an art heist. As art detectives, they’ll need to work together to solve 5 creative grammar-based challenges. Each challenge will have them learning more and more of the history of the stolen piece of art while practicing critical ELA skills. If they can crack the case, they just might get their hands on the masterpiece! This resource is part of an Art Escape BUNDLE: Grammar Edition. Also Available: Frida Kahlo Art Escape Grammar Challenge Starry Night Art Escape Grammar Challenge Here’s how it works 1. Prepare materials (everything is included except the basic art materials – markers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, glue, and tape). 2. Designate a table or desk for the Detective Agency Headquarters. (This is where students will check-in for their clues, get their reward (a piece of the masterpiece collaborative poster) and receive new challenges.) 3. Have students make their Detective Notebooks. 4. Break students into groups of 3 or 4 students (6 total groups is ideal). 5. Review the Crime Bulletin (which describes the heist) with the class or within the groups. 6. Give the groups their first challenge packet. Students will need to complete the challenge and fill in their detective notebooks before checking in at the headquarters for their next clue. 7. The groups will work through 5 challenges. 8. After completing each challenge, their reward will be one page of the masterpiece. 9. When all groups have finished the challenges, colored in their reward pieces, and assembled them, they will have worked together to create an actual-size poster of the stolen masterpiece (The Mona Lisa) for display in the classroom. 10. When the entire mission has been completed, give students the award page (designed as a single coloring page for students to color and keep as a remembrance of the project). Grammar Challenges Quick Overview: (There are samples of the grammar assignments in the PDF preview - this can help you determine if this is the right level for your students.) Challenge #1: When was the painting created? • Grammar Skill: Capitalization • Theme: Renaissance Age • Puzzle: Combine Letters to Create a Word Challenge #2: Where was the painting created? • Grammar Skill: Types of Sentences • Theme: Florence, Italy • Puzzle: Alphabet Code Challenge #3: Who created the masterpiece? • Grammar Skill: Parts of Speech • Theme: Leonardo da Vinci • Puzzle: Portrait Unscramble Challenge #4: What museum was the masterpiece in? • Grammar Skill: Homophones • Theme: The Louvre Museum • Puzzle: Cypher Wheel Challenge #5: What painting was stolen? • Grammar Skill: Commas • Theme: Mona Lisa • Puzzle: Hunt and Unscramble Collaborative Poster Details: • There are 30 total pieces to the masterpiece poster. • Each piece fits on regular 8.5” x 11” paper. • The final poster is approx. 24” x 32.” • The stolen masterpiece is the MONA LISA. Each of the 30 pieces of the artwork will be distributed as the reward for completing each of 5 different challenges. So, arranging your classroom into 6 groups would be ideal (each group would get one reward piece after correctly completing each challenge). INCLUDED: • Detective’s Notebook • Detective Agency Sign • Crime Bulletin • 5 Challenges (Capitalization, Types of Sentences, Parts of Speech, Homophones, and Commas). • Challenge Labels • Hint Cards • Masterpiece Collaboration Poster (30 pages) • Award Coloring Page SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED: • Copy paper • Colored copy paper (optional) • Large envelopes/files folders (optional) • Pencils, glue, and scissors • Crayons, colored pencils, or markers Other Collaborations Brain Waves Instruction and I both believe in the power of Art Integration. We have co-authored many resources. Here is a list of some of our favorites. Parts of Speech Homophones Place Value Reading Comprehension Listening comprehension I hope your students enjoy this project! Please click the "Follow Me" button on this page to keep updated on all my new offerings! 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