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Differentiated Christmas crossword for ESL learners

The four-page set uses the same seasonal crossword structure at three support levels. The first puzzle relies primarily on pictures, the next adds a visible word bank, and the third includes additional letters within the grid alongside the vocabulary list. This progression lets learners work with Christmas words using different amounts of scaffolding. Page four is explicitly labeled with the completed responses, but none of those entries are reproduced in the authored copy.
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Not Grade Specific
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Updated Dec 13, 2022

Subject
Christmas, Holidays, Holiday & Seasonal
Topic
Crossword, Puzzle
Resource types
Crosswords Puzzles, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
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No-prep Christmas lesson plan for your ESL or ELL students! This differentiated crossword puzzle has 3 levels of difficulty and is guaranteed to entertain any ESL class! Students solve the puzzle to reveal a xmas idiom.

Contains answers which means even less prep for you! :)

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize common Christmas vocabulary from pictures

  • Use word banks and crossing letters to complete a crossword

  • Select an appropriate level of language support

Teaching tips

  • Begin with the least-supported version that is accessible, then offer the word-bank or letter-supported page when a learner needs an additional cue.

Skills covered

  • Seasonal vocabulary — Identify pictured Christmas words

  • Crossword strategies — Use crossing letters and word banks

  • Language differentiation — Work with varied clue support

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Core concepts

  • Christmas vocabulary

  • Differentiated crossword

  • Picture clues

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