Clothes Crosswords (PDF)

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Clothes Crosswords contains six vocabulary puzzles: Everyday, Cold Weather, Warm Weather, Special Occasion, Sleepwear & Comfortable Clothes, and Accessories & Extras.

Each puzzle has eight clues and a short “Did You Know?” fact. The ten-page PDF includes a cover, the six puzzles, a shared answer page and two closing pages. Use with Grades 2–5 and provide vocabulary support as needed.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify and spell clothing vocabulary terms, such as mittens, sunhat, tuxedo, and backpack, from short definitional clues.
Distinguish between closely related vocabulary within a theme, such as cold-weather items (earmuffs, mittens) versus warm-weather items (sandals, tank top).
Use the crossword grid's letter count and intersecting answers to narrow down a vocabulary answer.

Teaching tips

Assign one crossword set per day or week, since the six sets are independent and grouped by season or occasion.
Use the "Did You Know?" fact on each set as a discussion starter or quick-write prompt before or after the puzzle.
Check student work against the shared answer page, which lists all six sets' solutions together on one page.

Skills covered

Clothing vocabulary — students match short definitional clues, such as "a warm covering for the upper body," to specific clothing terms across six themed sets.
Spelling and word-length reasoning — students use the crossword grid's letter count to confirm or narrow a vocabulary answer.
Category vocabulary distinction — students separate closely related terms by season or purpose, such as cold-weather gear versus warm-weather gear.

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What comes with each crossword?

Each of the six themed puzzles has eight clues and a short clothing-related trivia fact. A shared answer page covers all six puzzles.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

CCSS.L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domainspecific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Core concepts

Clothing vocabulary
Crossword puzzles
Seasonal and occasion vocabulary

Topics

Clothing Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Weather Clothes Accessories

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ELA Centers ELA Crosswords Esl Worksheets ELA Worksheets Spelling Worksheets Sightwords Worksheets

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