Theater Crossword

Grade level

Grades 3–5

Time

About 20 minutes

Topic

Theater words

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Theater vocabulary, Jobs in a theater, Parts of a theater building, Using context clues

What kids do

Printed on the sheet:

1. Read each clue. Write the theater word in the boxes.
2. 3. A person who plays a character in a show
3. 6. The clothes an actor wears to look like their
4. 8. The leader who tells the actors where to move and how to say their lines
5. 9. All of the actors in a show
6. 1. The place where the actors perform
7. 2. Things actors hold or use, like a cup or a broom
8. 3. The people who watch the show

Words on this sheet

actorcastcostumecurtainpropsscenescriptstage

Teacher tip

Have kids fill in the Across clues first, then use the letters they already have to work out the Down words.

How to use it

• Keep the word bank visible while kids work.
• Say each new word out loud with the class and give a quick example.
• Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.

Watch for

Mixing up the stage and the house. The stage is for actors, the house is for the audience.

Talk about it

• What is the difference between a costume and a prop?
• What would you try differently next time?

Take it further

Make a class word wall of theater words and add to it all unit.

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