My Side of the Mountain Vocabulary Activity
based on the book by Jean Craig George

Make a crossword puzzle using at least 20 of these vocabulary words from the story.

1. Open a word processing document, Simple Text, Google Docs. or TextEdit document. Type a title.
SAVE this document to your class folder or documents folder.

2. Make a list of words and clues. Wiktionary or other online dictionaries and thesauri can help you develop clues.

a. Separate each word and its clue with a slash "/" character. b. Press the Enter key once after each clue, except for the last clue. Clues can be up to 255 characters long. c. SAVE the document after each new clue is added. Nobody likes to lose their work. :-(

Model: cindy/web site maker earth/3rd planet america/country

Proof the project. (It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets worck. )

3. Highlight .. Copy the words and clues. Go to the web page Crossword Puzzle Maker.
Paste them into the online form.

4. Click Create Puzzle.

5. Follow the directions - "Click puzzle to see your puzzle." Print it on paper or Print to pdf.

6. Save a copy of the puzzle to your class folder.