Module 10, Session 4
Activity 2:
Teaching Students to Create
Their Own Crossword Puzzles
Directions: Go to www.puzzle-maker.com/CW .
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Follow the easy instructions to create a crossword puzzle
and print it out. Brainstorm a list of ideas with your small group of
lessons in which crossword puzzles would be appropriate to help students
increase their vocabulary skills.
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Plan a lesson in which students have the opportunity to create their
own crossword puzzles and share them with each other. Evaluate
the results in terms of student engagement with the task and student vocabulary
development.
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