are crossword puzzles helpful to student learning?

Answer 1

definitely, and I would invest in a few of those programs that make the crossword puzzles with the words that you pick out. I enjoy making these for my kids and they are really learning a lot. you can even make them different from each other so that they don't copy off each other's homework!

Answer 2

I am a student in my first year of highschool. It really depends who you are teaching...

first to third graders seem a little to young for such a complex thing, i went to a waldorf school for preschool and they do not believe in excerszing such disipline methods of teaching because the kids are still in their magical phase (ie santa claus, easer bunny etc...)

Fourth to sixth grade is a pime time to give the kids crossword puzzle, i feel like this is when a child is most engaged in their learning...they are usually up for anything.

after sixth grade i feel as though my interest in school started to greatly decline and i began to need more interactive fun methods of learning. As of now only a few kids in each class like to actally get engaged. I think the main problem kids this age would have would be copying, with crossword puzzles it only teaches kids one answer. So it would be very easy for one student to copy another student. I think making them write papers or fill out worksheets where they can have a right answer, but they can also put their own little flare on it would work great. Hope i helped

Answer 3

Yup. They can learn much about geography. Lots of questions (clues) about what country is near another, what rivers in France, etc. Capitols of states & countries. Names of characters in books, names of authors, or given an author's name what book(s) written by author.
Knowledge re greek & roman gods (altho what use that knowledge is is questionable), clues pertaining to history, ores, minerals, names of pulitzer & nobel prize winners. The list goes on & on. Of course, I'm talking about the more challenging puzzles. But puzzles are geared to different ages & levels of knowledge.

And great for exercising the brain and at my age, I need that. I do a puzzle every morning with my coffee & I can tell if I'm going to have a good mind day or I should just give up doing anything requiring much in the area of brain power

Answer 4

I would have to say yes for a couple of reasons.

1) It's fun because kids and even adults tend to like "games,"
2) It helps develop critical thinking skills because they have to try to figure it out, and
3) It's a good way for students to remember important terms and concepts because they're right there in front of them.

Answer 5

we used them in microbiology last semester in college and they really helped us prepare for a test. we had 20 minutes as individuals then 5 minutes as a table to complete, then we had 5 minutes as a room to get the hard ones then we took them back to our table to share our answers with our table. the table as a whole got extra credit not just the individual.

Answer 6

My sons teachers have used them as a teaching tool. He enjoyed them, because it was something different, more like a game, & didn't know he was learning!

Answer 7

They`re helpful to anyone. They`re like exercises for your mind.

Answer 8

yes very.It helps children develop the skills of analitical thinking, vocabulary and spellings

Answer 9

Yes, I know they are used but as for me... they are worthless as a teaching tool and I would not use them.

Answer 10

Yes absolutely, there very good for your memory as well.