Description

Italian word for molded incised eyes
Toymaker of 1960's "Tammy" fashion doll
Coveted German mohair wigs with these extensions
Barbie's first African American friend debuted by Mattel in 1968
Shirley Temple's middle name
What the "J" stands for in S.F.B.J.
Bavarian town, home of famous passion play and wooden dolls
Desirable French doll wrists
French term for common material of 18th and 19th Century dolls meaning "chewed paper"
American dollmaker founded in NYC in 1865
Term used for Jumeau long face, meaning "sad" in French
Doll released in 1986 by Pleasant Doll Co., later acquired by Mattel (2 wds)
Term used for Jumeau fashion doll with Mona Lisa-like expression
Madame Alexander doll series featuring the four March sisters (2 wds)
First toy made by Schoenhut Co. of Philadelphia
German fashion doll launched prior to Mattel's Barbie (2 wds)
German city famous for doll manufacturing in 19th Century
Original "drink-and-wet" doll debuting in 1934 (2 wds)
Prized shape of doll trunks (2 wds)
Leading maker of lithographed doll house, or the state of playing with dolls
Common furnituremakers resource for head and torso of early wooden dolls
Popular 1980's doll named after a plot of land where cruciferous vegetable is grown (2 wds)
Flat, two-dimensional objects in shape of child with interchangeable wardrobe (2 wds)
Term for doll newly made to resemble earlier example (abbrev.)
Plastic doll with furry, colorful hair created in 1959 by a Danish fisherman
Another term for "gem" which describes the small, lifelike eyes of French character dolls
REMCO's "Waving" 1960's doll in red pocketbook
Russian nesting dolls
Type of dolls which frequently resembled Marlene Dietrich
Italian felt dollmaker
So-called German "King of Dollmakers"
Moving mechanical toy made in form of human being
Term used for moist-looking bisque
Shape of the hands of Kewpie dolls
Term for doll eyes that move from side to side
Original military-themed action figure
Barbie's middle name
Target store brand of doll in direct competition with American Girl (2 wds)
"Talking" Cathy's infant sister (2 wds)
Creator of talking phonograph doll
City of where American Girl first debuted

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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.

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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.