Skola Toys Tortoise Crossword

ACTIVITY 1- PICTURE READING
Introduce the children to pictures reading by pointing to all the words on the sheets and identifying, so that children are familiar with the pictures before starting the crosswords.

ACTIVITY 2- CROSSWORD
Show the child how to lift the shell of the crossword. Place the paper with pictures inside. Explain how the child has to see the picture, spell it & write it in the direction of the arrow indicated. Ask the child to go systematically using the number on the crossword as it increases in complexity.

SKILLS DEVELOPED
By writing the correct letters in the slot to form the appropriate words, children develop their visual, analytical as well as language skills. Crosswords stimulate children’s sequencing, logical, analytical & problem-solving skills. One of the first simple word games that enables lateral thinking.

The first basic 3 letter crossword is a much loved activity, as they try to understand the image and translate it as a word on the grid. Here, the tortoise’s back adds to a fun background to carry out this puzzle exercise with visual cues of images. Turning words into word plays at this age will make a cruciverbalist out of every child. By writing the correct letters in the slot to form the appropriate words, children develop their visual, analytical as well as language skills. Crosswords stimulate children’s sequencing, logical, analytical and problem-solving skills. It is one of the first simple word games that will help them think laterally in the future.