Crossword
This post was supposed to have run yesterday, December 21, but I wasn't able to post it.
94 years ago today (Dec. 21), in 1913, Arthur Wynne published the first crossword puzzle, called the Word-Cross puzzle, in the New York World.
In remembrance of Mr. Wynne, and to get us into the Chistmas Spirit, I thought I'd give you all a Christmas themed crossword puzzle. The words are all in Spanish, with no accent marks. So enjoy this crucigrama navideño.
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Across
- una noche que no es mala
- uno de los tres regalos
- objeto redondo
- donde estás ahora
- día de regalos en algunos países
- quien cuida a las ovejas
- mensajero de Dios
- uno de los tres regalos
- quien nació
- un tipo de pan
- oveja
- árbol de hojas verdes
Down
- muchas luces
- que se usa para adornar
- algo que te dan
- los parientes más cercanos
- ave que se come
- uno de los tres regalos
- mamá de Jesús
- planta supersticiosa
- canción navideña
- cobija blanca de la tierra
- día de regalos en algunos países
- la última noche del año
- primer día de enero
- pequeña cama
- trajeron regalos
- bebida caliente
- se le pone lucecitas
- papá de Jesús
This is a great idea and would make a great homework assignment for a teacher wanting to give her students an assignment to complete during the Christmas break. (Cue wicked/malicious laughter here.)
No, no, no…… no christmas break homework….
I had my students complete an online scavenger hunt re: Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries. I see this as having a similar feel, and would be a great exercise for advanced Spanish classes.
W/R/T/ the post re: hw: I see nothing objectionable re: assigning Spanish hw during an extended vacation. I did so myself, as a matter of fact.
Re: the crossword: It’s challenging!
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