Customer Reviews

Easy Spanish Crossword Puzzles (Dover Little Activity Books)

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This slim little 4" by 6" book is strictly for beginners like me. It's a fun way to learn some new Spanish nouns, and reinforce the nouns a beginner already knows. It covers 150 nouns. You get satisfaction from knowing one or three words that are common to all beginning Spanish methods, and then looking up the ones you haven't memorized yet.
These are not crossword puzzles in the traditional sense. The "clues" are well done line drawings, and the puzzle grids do not provide squares for the articles that indicate gender (el or la).... (the articles are included in the glossary) I find it helpful to write the articles with the words near the pictures as I "solve" the puzzles. If you have the luxury of access to a photocopier, doing the puzzles a second time a day or a week later will make things stick.
Three stars because this book is OKAY, that means good!

A simple book for any age that can write and read - a fun way to keep Spanish vocabulary fresh. The only reason for four stars is that there's no phonetic spelling for the new words you may come across. My students do enjoy it, and always are happy to quiz themselves on "Spanish speed" with these books during class transition times.
Sra. Gose
Author of Spanish Fun Activity Calendar

I do the puzzles on breaks at work. The answers are in the back should one not know the word. A dictionary of all the words used is in the back also, which is convinient.

This book is for spanish speaking children. The crosswords are simplistic with only 5-10 per puzzle. The clues are pictures. Some are difficult to figure out for a person learning spanish.