Secret Code Wheel Printable: Make a Caesar Cipher Wheel and Decode Spy Notes
Children make a real cipher wheel and learn how a substitution code works: every letter has a twin a fixed number of steps along. They decode three coded notes from the scene, each with its own key, and write a secret message of their own for a grown-up to crack.
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- Caesar cipher code wheel
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How to use this worksheet
Cut out both wheels and fix them with a brass paper fastener. Turn the inner wheel until the key letters line up, then read each coded word letter by letter into the boxes. Finish by writing your own message and key.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Brass paper fastener
- Thin card (optional)
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Leave a coded note in a lunchbox.
- 2Change the key and re-send the same message.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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