Education Careers word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this education careers puzzle set for my 3rd and 4th graders during our career exploration unit. The kids could name teachers and principals, but they had no idea about all the other people who help run a school—like counselors, librarians, and paraprofessionals—or what words like curriculum, instruction, or assessment meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like teacher, principal, counselor, librarian, paraprofessional, substitute, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and student. I also made sure to include "mentor" and "coach" because the kids kept asking about people who help them learn outside the classroom.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess or independent practice. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether a substitute teacher has to know everything a regular teacher knows or just "enough." The crossword I use for partners or as a review after we've talked about the roles in our school. I added a couple simple book, apple, and pencil drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 3rd through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick one education career from the puzzles and write what they do on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.