Media Literacy Terms Word Search, Scramble, and Crossword

Media Literacy Terms word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this media literacy puzzle set for my Grade 4 students during our digital citizenship unit. The kids saw ads and videos every day but had no idea what words like bias, propaganda, or target audience meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like media, advertisement, commercial, claim, evidence, bias, propaganda, target audience, persuasion, fact, opinion, headline, image, message, purpose, and credibility. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the media literacy vocabulary finally stick.

The download is six pages: three puzzles and their answer keys. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether a commercial can ever be completely unbiased. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple TV, laptop, and megaphone drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Grades 4–5. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name one way to tell if a news story might be biased on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.