Grades 4–5
Solar System Crossword
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Classroom activity · Crossword puzzles
Kitchen Words Crossword
Whisk, ladle, spatula and pantry: ten kitchen words with no word bank, only letter counts.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Topic
- Crossword puzzles
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading clues, Problem solving
What kids do
“Read each clue and fill in the kitchen word. The number tells how many letters.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. Steps that tell you how to cook something (6)
- 4. A flat tool for flipping pancakes (7)
- 5. A wire tool for beating eggs fast (5)
- 7. It makes bread brown and crunchy (7)
- 9. A big, deep spoon for serving soup (5)
- 10. It bakes cookies and bread (4)
- 2. A small room or closet for keeping food (6)
- 3. A machine that turns fruit into a smoothie (7)
Teacher tip
Bring in a few kitchen tools to show what each word means.
How to use it
- Model how to read a clue and count the boxes before writing.
- Start with the clues kids are surest about, then use crossing letters for the rest.
- Slide it into a sheet protector so kids can play again with a dry-erase marker.
Watch for
Words that do not fit the boxes. Have kids count letters before writing.
Talk about it
- How did crossing letters help you?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Have kids write their own clues for a few of the words.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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