Media and Communication Careers Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

I made this media and communication careers puzzle set for my Year 5 students during our career exploration and media literacy unit. The kids could name a few jobs like reporter and photographer, but they had no idea about the range of careers in media—from podcast producer to social media manager—or what words like journalist, anchor, editor, and producer meant when we talked about how news and entertainment are made. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like reporter, editor, producer, anchor, correspondent, publicist, photographer, social media, designer, and copywriter. I also made sure to include "podcaster," "blogger," and "vlogger" because they came up in our conversations about how media has changed.

The PDFs are six pages. Three puzzles, each with its own answer page. The word search works well for quiet time after break or independent practice. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about the difference between a journalist and a reporter or whether a social media manager is the same as a content creator. The crossword I use for partners or as a review after we've watched a few short career videos. I added a couple simple microphone, camera, and newspaper drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Year 5 through Year 7. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick one media career from the puzzles and write what they do on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.