Crossword puzzles can help you practice spelling and vocabulary for school subjects. But they
are also a lot of fun! You can even create a crossword to challenge friends and family.
A crossword is a word puzzle that is completed in a grid. People solve clues to help them
fill in the correct words in the puzzle. In this lesson, you will create your own crossword
puzzle by adding words and clues in a spreadsheet. Start by thinking of a theme for your crossword
puzzle. Choosing a theme will help you decide which words to use. And, when people work
on your puzzle, the theme will provide a hint for which kind of words to guess.
Your theme can be: Something you like to do,
Somewhere you would like to go, A subject you want to review for school, or
A topic you care about.
This lesson uses Google Sheets, but you could apply these skills and concepts in most other
spreadsheet applications or even on paper. To work on this lesson, sign in to your Google
account. Open a new tab in your browser, and navigate to Google dot com. If you are not
signed in, do so now. If you do not have a Google account, pause
the video and create one now.
To begin, open Google Drive, create a new
spreadsheet, and name it.
Then, move on to the next video to set up
your crossword puzzle. Now, it’s your turn:
Log in to your Google account and open Google Drive, and
Create a new spreadsheet and name it.