How did crosswords come about?
The first crosswords were published back in 1913 in the American press. Since then, it has been one of the most favorite intellectual entertainments for adults and children. The first puzzles were similar to magic squares - mathematical puzzles in which the horizontal and vertical cells were filled with numbers. Gradually, numbers replaced words, and darkened cells appeared between the cells.
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Crosswords for children 6 years old
Crossword puzzles for children 6 years old are becoming increasingly popular as an interesting educational game. Moreover, for solving, you can use puzzles both in printed form and online crosswords. At the same time, choose different topics.
What are the benefits of solving crossword puzzles?
An exciting game can keep both the baby and parents engaged for a long time. In this case, during intellectual work on a crossword puzzle, the following happens:
•The child develops perseverance and patience. In order to unravel a word, you need to think carefully.
•Develops logic. Sometimes, even without knowing for sure the name of a particular picture, answer, word can be chosen logically (by the number of letters or the approximate appearance of the image).
•Develops memory. Regularly appearing riddles and puzzles in crossword puzzles force the child to remember the answers. Next time it will be easier for the preschooler to navigate another similar crossword puzzle.
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•Broadens the mind. Gradually, by solving rebuses, puzzles and crosswords, the child learns a lot of new things. Moreover, from different areas - nature, the environment, technology, transport, dishes, etc.
•Teaches you to look for answers on your own. When solving crossword puzzles, a child can learn to use an encyclopedia and the Internet. Correctly make requests for the task at hand. In the future, such skills will be useful to a little schoolchild.
•Make the child well-read. At some point, your preschooler will show off the knowledge he has acquired.
•And of course, solving crossword puzzles develops literacy. After all, any word must be entered into the boxes correctly. Otherwise the answers will not match.
To prevent a preschooler from marking time in his intellectual development, experts recommend gradually making the task more difficult for the child. That is, give more and more complex crossword puzzles if he already copes with the proposed ones easily.
At first, parents should play together with their child. Show how you can find the answers.
Who is suitable for solving crossword puzzles?
It is naive to believe that only those children who can already write and read can solve crossword puzzles for 6-year-old children. It turns out that funny puzzles can be solved even by children who do not read and cannot write. In this case, you can offer the child a crossword puzzle in pictures. Surely your preschooler already knows what this or that object looks like. And the parent will help the child enter the words into the right boxes. In this case, the preschooler not only remembers the names of certain objects, but tracks the logical chain of actions when solving a crossword puzzle. Ideally, he learns letters together with mom or dad and tries to write them on his own.
By the way, solving crossword puzzles is a good option to teach a preschooler reading and writing. Learn all the letters of the alphabet.
Principles of solving crossword puzzles
Each of the puzzles has its own theme and principle of solving. Using the example of several crossword puzzles, we will look at how to deal with this or that.
Math crossword
This option is considered advanced and is suitable for those children who have a fair amount of preschool training. They can count to 10 and understand what mathematical symbols look like.
A math crossword puzzle can have lines for writing horizontally and vertically. Parents will need to explain this to their little preschooler. What will complement the child’s knowledge about the position of bodies in space. Or the crossword has only horizontal lines of writing. With correct answers, the main word is formed in its center. For example, mathematics.
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Crossword in pictures
This option is the easiest for preschool children. As a rule, these are thematic puzzles. They may contain either images of only birds, or pictures of animals, fruits, vegetables, and stationery. Crossword transport is very popular for children 6 years old. Especially suitable for boys.
It is noteworthy that such puzzles can be given to children aged 3–4 years to solve. Start with the simplest three or five words. Gradually make the task more difficult for your baby. This way the child will prepare for school. Will know the varieties of birds, objects of a certain group, products, etc.
Japanese crossword
It is worth talking separately about this type of rebus. The Japanese crossword puzzle involves coloring the cells on the playing field. To the left of it and above are numbers. Each of them characterizes the number of cells that need to be shaded in a certain column. As a result, after correct painting, a figure appears in the field. Children's crossword puzzles usually use figures of mushrooms, butterflies, animals, and cars. Japanese crossword puzzles are great for developing mathematical skills.
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When solving it, it is important to take into account that the numbers on the left indicate the number of shaded cells horizontally. The numbers above are the number of shaded cells vertically. Always focus on the largest numbers. They are clues. Start painting these rows with your baby. And remember, between the number of shaded cells there must always be at least one empty one.
For more interesting work, when filling out a Japanese crossword puzzle, you can use bright colored pens, pencils, and felt-tip pens. Start solving this puzzle with your child. First, take small ones. They prepare the preschooler to solve more complex problems.
How to make a crossword with your own hands
If the crossword puzzles offered on the Internet are already quite boring and have been studied for the most part, you can create a crossword puzzle for your preschooler yourself. For this, there are several recommendations from teachers, speech therapists, and psychologists:
•Words for a crossword puzzle should be selected taking into account the age and individual characteristics of the child.
•Be sure to use those words that work as a reinforcement of the material covered. For example, you read a book with your child. Looked at the pictures. Based on this printed publication, you can create a crossword puzzle. Let the baby practice his memory.
•Do not include more than 20 words in your crossword puzzle. Small tasks are enough for a preschooler. Increase the complexity of the crossword puzzle gradually when you see that the child is fluent in the proposed tasks.
•Be sure to make the cells in the crossword large. So that the child can freely enter the guessed results.
•Please note that if the orthoepic pronunciation and spelling of a word differ, this must be worked out with the child. For example, the word "skirt". Explain to your child that we hear “yupka” and write “skirt”.
•Be sure to design your crossword colorfully. This will make it more interesting for your preschooler to solve it. By the way, compiling and solving interesting puzzles and crosswords is an excellent option for holding a children's party. Let the guests work together with the birthday boy. It will be fun and creative.
Regardless of which crossword puzzle for 6-year-olds you choose - with pictures, question riddles or a number one, your child will benefit greatly from such an activity.
Crosswords for children
Crossword puzzles with pictures, words and logical tasks help to diversify activities and perfectly develop the cognitive abilities of a child at any age. We recommend that the little ones start with questions whose answers consist of only 4 letters. You can easily do such tasks yourself by cutting out pictures from magazines and assembling them into a grid using an online constructor.
Crossword puzzle for children 7 years old with answers
Puzzles that contain popular words and easy math problems are suitable for seven-year-olds. The theme of crossword puzzles can relate to school, fairy-tale characters, sports, space, music, etc.
Sports
These puzzles introduce the student to the world of sports. You can additionally dwell on what is the difference between each sport and what skills it requires.
Musical
These tasks will help your child identify different types of instruments and introduce them to musical genres.
Mathematical A student's math skills can be improved with the help of math puzzles.
Crosswords for preschoolers
The youngest children cannot yet write words, but they can name what is shown in the pictures. First, ask your child to name the animal or berry out loud, checking whether the child says the word correctly, and then write it down, pronouncing each letter. Such puzzles are suitable for starting to learn the alphabet, testing knowledge of letters and gradually moving on to reading syllables.
Crossword puzzle for children 8 years old with answers
The subject of puzzles for eight-year-olds is expanding significantly. Their focus is mainly on explaining the meanings of words and phrases that are not covered in school, but are found in newspapers, books, or heard in adult conversations. It is recommended to solve crossword puzzles together with parents, which will help the student quickly find a new word.
New Year
Children love holidays, especially New Year and Christmas. A crossword puzzle can introduce your student to the various terms associated with Christmas and explain why these traditions are important to many people around the world.
Hungarian
In such a crossword puzzle, you need to find the necessary letters in the grid and put words together from them.
Space
At this age, the student is familiar with the names of many things related to space, such as rockets, solar system and other space objects.
