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Many teachers use crossword puzzles as a fun learning tool in the classroom. Browse these posts to gather ideas and make crosswords for your class.

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May 30, 2018 / 2 Comments

Meet the Winner of the Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship

What does it take to make an award-winning crossword puzzle? Eleanor Miranda, the winner of the 2018 Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship has solved crossword puzzles with her family on a weekly b...
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May 30, 2018

Announcing the Winner of the Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship!

We would like to congratulate everyone who applied to the Crossword Hobbyist Crossword Scholarship in its first year. With an outpouring of clever, personal, and well-crafted crossword puzzles, we kne...
solving equations crossword puzzles
May 19, 2018

Solving Equations Crossword Puzzles for Your Math Class

Kids love to play educational games in the classroom, and teachers love to assign them. Crosswords make a great addition to any classroom, but math teachers can use crosswords in special ways. With so...
student engagement
May 12, 2018

3 Signs Students are Not Engaged (And How Crosswords Help)

You’re a great teacher, and you care deeply about your students. That’s why you want to learn more about student engagement! With everything you need to juggle as an educator, it’s hard to know if eve...
ESL crossword puzzles for the classroom
March 24, 2018

4 Ways to Make and Use ESL Crossword Puzzles in the Classroom

ESL crossword puzzles in the classroom are great for ESL students: they’re fun, they’re educational, and they’re customizable. There are plenty of pre-made ESL crossword puzzles teachers can use. Even...
creating crosswords for children
March 12, 2018

5 Tips for Creating Crosswords for Children

Creating crosswords for children comes with its unique set of challenges. “Make it easy” is the overarching motto one would follow for the job, but that’s easier said than done. Dean Mayer, profession...
free online crosswords
March 7, 2018

Free Online Crosswords Series: Recent Popular Crossword Puzzles

Those who make online crossword puzzles at Crossword Hobbyist – teachers, parents, business owners, hobbyists, professionals, and others – create fun, educational games for the public to e...
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January 29, 2018

Punctuation Exercises: Will They Work in Crossword Puzzles? Yes!

English teachers today lament the downfall of capitalization and punctuation due to the rise of texting and tweets. It takes extra effort now to teach the function and importance of punctuation. There...
force and motion crosswords
January 22, 2018

Force and Motion Crosswords for Fun in Physics Class

When physics teachers first bring up “force” as a scientific concept, some students might think of Star Wars. But you don’t have to rely on fiction or a galaxy far, far away to make learning about for...
Animal Farm crossword
January 8, 2018

Classic Novels Through Crossword Puzzles: Animal Farm

In the first part in our series, “Classic Novels Through Crossword Puzzles,” we reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird. Now, we’ll cover Animal Farm, George Orwell’s warning of how those among us can easily b...

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