The first puzzle practises the words of New Year's Eve: the countdown to midnight, fireworks, confetti, the calendar turning from December to January. The second is about resolutions: goals, habits and promises for the year ahead, which makes it a good start to a speaking or writing task (“My resolution is to…”). The clues are short, everyday sentences for grades 1–6 and A1–A2 English learners, and each puzzle has its own answer key page in the PDF.
Puzzle 1 of 2
Puzzle 1: New Year's Eve
15 words
Across
3. Bright, noisy lights that explode in the night sky
4. It shows the time on the wall
6. The last month of the year
9. People you like and spend time with
11. Twelve o'clock at night, when the new year starts
12. A rubber bag filled with air or gas
13. Tiny pieces of colored paper thrown in the air
14. A thin stick that gives off bright sparks in your hand
Down
1. To move your body to music
2. To do something fun on a special day
4. Counting backward from ten to zero before the year begins
5. To shout loudly because you are happy
7. A chart that shows all the days and months
8. The first month of the year
10. A gathering with friends, food and music
Puzzle 2: New Year's Resolutions
15 words
Across
1. To want something good to happen
7. A promise to yourself to do better in the coming year
Yes. The PDF has an answer key page for each puzzle, after the puzzle pages, and the Print button prints them too — so you can hand out the puzzles first.
What age are these New Year crosswords for?
They are written for grades 1–6 and A1–A2 English learners: short clues and familiar words such as party, midnight, goal and wish.
How can I use the resolutions crossword in class?
After the puzzle, ask students to choose three answers and write their own resolutions with them, for example “My goal is to read more books.”
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