
HOW TO MAKE FAKE RECEIPTS HOW TO
Maybe Holden Caulfield first buys a bus ticket (and a few other random items) and later is buying Phoebe’s favorite record.įor more information on how to create your own breakout, check out one of my earlier posts by clicking here.

The students would have to find the receipts and put them in order to get the right clues to open the lock. For example, write out different receipts for different purchases throughout a text. Create the receipt to match your topic for the breakout.
HOW TO MAKE FAKE RECEIPTS CODE
It can be a mathematical code encrypted in the receipt costs or some hidden message in the items purchased. Use a fake receipt as a lock clue in a breakout or escape room game. Or, have the students write out their own random receipts and then swap with someone else. They need to think about what type of person would buy the items listed and what would be going on in their lives that they would need those items. Write out receipts with random objects and have students create a short story based on what is listed. I have a few I’ve already created available at my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You can also flip it and have students create their own receipts to try to stump one another! This would work best to review for finals or midterms so that you have a large pool of characters to pull from.


Fake receipts are a great way to change up your worksheets and increase engagement.
