Create a crossword puzzle to teach new vocabulary, introduce a new concept, solve math problems, and to review material. If used sparingly crossword puzzles are a great learning instrument for students.
Crossword Puzzle Generator Directions
- Go to a free crossword puzzle generator website. The highlighted site was chosen for its ease of inputting date and its quick speed of generating the puzzle with an answer sheet.
- Input a title for your crossword puzzle.
- Leave the standard instructions or modify for your class. Make the instructions short and simple as there is no space between the instructions and the crossword puzzle.
- Input the words in column 1 and the clues in column 2. After the crossword puzzle is complete, hit the make crossword puzzle button to view the puzzle and answer sheet. Make changes if desired.
- Font size, font, answer key, name line, word bank, and auto print are options for the crossword puzzle. Small, medium, and large are the option for font size, medium is the standard size. Fonts can be changed and viewed by hitting the make crossword puzzle button. Answer key list is a good option as it can be kept as a master list and assist in correcting the puzzle. Auto print allows you to print the puzzle immediately.
- Check mark all options you require and hit make crossword button to view and print the puzzle. Another option is to save the puzzle to the computer as the master copy and print at a later date. Save by hitting the save as button found in the file menu.
If you created the copy at home and want to print at school, email the finished crossword puzzle to an email that you can access from the Internet. Simply save a copy to your desktop or document folder and attach to the email. At school, open the attached file and print.
Answer Key
Providing an answer key is a good option for learning a new topic. Give students a crossword puzzle with clues and they must choose a word from the answer key to solve the puzzle. This puzzle design will introduce some foreign words and concepts. In addition, answer keys can be used to introduce weekly spelling words.
At the end of the week, use a crossword as the weekly spelling test. Students must solve the puzzle by inputting their weekly spelling list.
Create a crossword puzzle as a quiz or test. Instead of the traditional matching, students must solve the puzzle. Clues have no letter count but it does become difficult to read as they do not provide a space between each clue.
Create your own educational puzzles with a free crossword generator maker software. Crossword puzzles are a fun and engaging activity for all students. As well, students can make crossword puzzles to reinforce their learning and they can be solved by classmates.
Debbie DeSpirt - Debbie DeSpirt is an Elementary Teacher for the York Catholic District School Board in Ontario, Canada. Her post secondary education ...
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