Camp Sunshine

Camp Sunshine: A Summer-Themed Social Deduction Style Game for Middle School

Looking for a high-energy, low-prep end of year game your middle school students will BEG to play again? Welcome to

Camp Sunshine: The Mystery of the Midnight Glow — a summer-themed, mafia-style classroom game that builds critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and classroom community… all while keeping students completely engaged.

Perfect for:

• End of year activities
• Advisory / SEL class
• Last week of school
• After testing days
• Summer school icebreakers
• Camp-themed classroom days

What Is It?

Camp Sunshine is a summer camp twist on the classic social deduction style game, designed specifically for middle school students. Campers must work together to uncover the hidden Cabin Snatchers kidnapping campers while the camp guardian and camp detective secretly try to save the day.

Why Teachers Love It

✔ Zero prep — just grab a deck of cards, open and play in Google Slides

✔ Engages even your hardest-to-reach students

✔ Keeps end-of-year chaos productive

✔ Builds meaningful classroom connection

✔ Encourages respectful debate

✔ Easy to differentiate for group size

✔ Replayable with alternate storyline included

Students practice:

• Logical reasoning
• Listening & debate skills
• Reading social cues
• Speaking confidently
• Managing disagreement respectfully
• Collaboration under pressure

And yes — they LOVE it.

This is the kind of game where students ask:

“Can we play this again tomorrow?”

What’s Included (Google Slides Format)

• Full immersive summer storyline (5 nights)
• Embedded teacher narration scripts
• Role explanation slides
• Camp Director (teacher) script
• Clear wake/solve directions
• Behavior expectations slide
• Voting guidance
• Two storyline options for replay
• Easy-to-edit format

Best For:

• 5th–9th grade
• Middle school advisory
• SEL lessons
• Team building days
• Class parties
• Camp theme weeks
• End-of-year relationship building

The Real Magic

This game isn’t just fun.

It builds classroom community during one of the most chaotic times of the year.

Students laugh.

They debate.

They accuse.

They defend.

They collaborate.

And they leave remembering the joy of being part of something together.