Fashion and Design Careers word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Fashion and Design Careers word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this fashion and design careers puzzle set for my 4th graders during our career exploration unit. The kids could name a few jobs like fashion designer and model, but they had no idea about the other careers that make the fashion industry work—like pattern maker, textile designer, stylist, and fashion marketer—or what words like sketch, fabric, pattern, or runway meant when we talked about how clothes are created from idea to sale. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like fashion designer, stylist, photographer, fabric, pattern maker, merchandiser, sales, and marketing. I also made sure to include "textile" and "runway" because they kept coming up in our conversations about how fashion is shown to the world.

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 the difference between a fashion designer and a stylist or whether a pattern maker is an artist or a technician. The crossword I use for partners or as a review after we've watched a few short career videos. I added a couple simple dress, sketchbook, and scissors drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 6th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick one fashion career from the puzzles and write what they do on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.