Crossword puzzle · Coding
Variables crossword · Grade 3
Solve a crossword of up to 11 words about variables from kid-friendly clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.
- Grade 3 · ages 8 to 9
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The crossword clues
Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.
- Word bank
- CHANGE · DECREASE · INCREASE · LEVEL · LIVES · NAME · NUMBER · SCORE · STORE
- VALUE · VARIABLE
- Across
- 3 How many tries a player has left (5)
- 5 What we call a variable so we can use it (4)
- 7 Make bigger (8)
- 9 A value like 7 or 100 (6)
- 10 Keep something to use later (5)
- 11 Which stage of the game the player is on (5)
- Down
- 1 Make smaller (8)
- 2 What is stored inside, like 5 or a name (5)
- 4 A named box that holds a value that can change (8)
- 6 Make a value go up or down (6)
- 8 Points in a game, often stored in a variable (5)
What your child practices
Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Variables”: use named values such as a score, lives or a timer that a program changes and checks.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 3, ages 8 to 9
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Coding
- Level
- Medium for Grade 3
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 3, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Coding · Grade 3
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