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A dog trainer, over time, trains the dog to come running when they ring the bell because they associate the bell ring with food
An AP Bio student is trying to study for their final exams and a thunderstorm starts and, in order to study, the student tunes it out
When a baby goose is just born, it sees its mother a lot and figures it out that it is its mother
Someone is trying to bake a 3-tier cake for her friend's birthday and was very worried that it would fail. She was able to bake the cake perfectly
A child was sitting by a lit stove and wanted to touch it, but he noticed whenever his parents were cooking, they made sure not to touch the stove and so didn't touch it
A baby is learning its shapes and is given a puzzle in which it has to put coloured shaped blocks into holes that were shaped like the blocks. After trial and error, it was able to figure out which blocks fit into which holes
When two male peacocks want the same mate, they engage in a display of their tail feathers to determine who will get the mate
In an evil plot, the boss's evil henchmen do whatever the boss wants even at their own expense
In a wolf pack, the alpha gets the first choice of all the resources and a rank level is put into place based on fitness
A zebra eats grass, giraffe eats leaves off of the trees and a cheetah eats gazelles
An animal that is physically and reproductively the fittest will be the most likely to survive and pass on its genes
A bat will have to decide which mosquitoes to eat by deciding between energy expense and energy gain
In another evil plot, a boss's evil henchmen will do whatever the boss wants even at their own expense, hoping that they will get more money in return
A lion (pride leader) will mark his territory against other lions so that they know it's his and won't steal it

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.