Description

Extra space around your page that is intentionally printed, then trimmed by the printer.
A line that gives credit to the author of a story.
Photos that are captured without posing your subjects or distracting them from what they’re doing.
A page element that explains the who, what, when, where, and why of a photo.
The content of an article or news element.
Work done to improve the format, style, and accuracy of a story.
The element on a page that immediately attracts a reader’s attention.
A page numbering that appears on the outside portion of pages, usually at the bottom.
The space between two facing pages (an important place to keep clear, because, when a yearbook is bound, the space between the pages shrinks).
The line (or lines) of large type used to introduce the most important fact to the reader.
A chart that represents the pages in a yearbook. It can be helpful when planning section placement and page content.
The design plan for a page or spread in a yearbook. It accounts for the size and position of all elements on a page.
The introductory portion of a news story; usually the first sentence or paragraph.
The space between lines of text.
The yearbook equivalent of a sidebar. It is a smaller amount of text with accompanying photos that supports a page’s main story.
The space between two letters that are next to one another.
The posed photographs of individuals known as someone’s “yearbook photo” or “mug shot.”
The copy of the yearbook’s final pages that are sent to the staff for a final review and approval.
Used to catch any typos before sending a yearbook to print. It’s the last read of the yearbook and should be done on a printed proof.
A phrase or quote pulled from a story and used as a graphic element.
Two pages that face each other in a yearbook.
The idea or concept that’s used to tie together the various sections and stories found throughout the yearbook.
A predesigned layout that helps maintain visual consistency throughout a book.
A color model traditionally used in printing. Printers use subtractive color, or CMYK, where cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks are applied to paper.
The abbreviation for a measurement of an image’s resolution. The higher the dots per inch of an image, the clearer and more detailed that image will print.
A mathematical rule that’s used to repeatedly create visually pleasing designs. In yearbooks, you can use it to create different layouts, and it’s best to visualize it as a rectangle with its length (side B) being roughly one and a half (1.618) times its width (side A).
A word, part of a word, or a small line of text that falls at the end of a paragraph on a line by itself. These create unwanted white space and are distracting to readers.
A unit of measurement, often used to determine the width of an element on a yearbook page. It is equal to ⅙ inch (or 12 points).
The sharpness of an image, in print it is measured by DPI, digitally it is measured in pixels.
The color model traditionally used in digital publishing. Colors are created in the color model by adding red, green, and blue pixels to a black base.
A guideline in photography that encourages a photographer to move the primary subject of the photograph away from the center.
These fonts lack the decorative elements found on serif fonts.
These fonts have small decorative elements at the end of letter strokes.
Negative space or the empty area around an object, used to draw the viewer into a particular spot in the design.
A widow is A word or line of text that sits alone at the start of a column or page, also distracting to readers.
The last page of the yearbook.
An ad purchased by a family member to recognize a student – only for 8th graders at THMS.
Refers to the topics featured in the yearbook and how they are covered.
Page one of the yearbook. It usually contains at least one photo (often a photo of the school building) the name of the school, school address, school phone number and year. If a theme is used, it should be introduced here as well.
A type of a book published annually used to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school. It is often the only permanent record of the students, staff and events of a given school and year.

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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.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

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.