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New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle InteractiveNew Year's Day Crossword Puzzle Interactive
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New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle

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Three, two, one—Happy New Year! Ring in the magical moment between old and new years with an interactive crossword puzzle. Pupils read clues to guess words such as millennium, countdown, and fireworks.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

new year's eve, winter holidays, national holidays

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Project onto the board and have class members work together to complete the puzzle
  • Use the crossword as a model for learners to make their own holiday or winter-inspired puzzles

Classroom Considerations

  • An electronic version of "Auld Lang Syne" plays while the game is open; consider having learners mute their devices or use headphones to avoid distracting others
  • The puzzle considers misspelled words as incorrect, but will not provide hints without the user losing points, so consider adding a word bank to the board or a handout

Pros

  • Users can play the game online or print a worksheet to complete
  • A non-denominational way to celebrate the holidays in class

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.2.2.e L.2.4.a L.3.2.g L.3.4.a L.3.4.d RL.4.4 RF.4.3.a L.4.2.d L.4.4.a L.4.4.c RF.5.3.a L.5.2.e L.5.4.a L.5.4.c

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