Crosswords Galore Volume 1 on CD
$30.00 inc. GST
A disc-based crossword printable activity collection with 60 large print crosswords across three difficulty levels, ready to print at your facility. Suited to individual sessions and group activity programs in residential aged care, with theme-based and vocabulary puzzles that work equally well as written activities or verbal quizzes.
This printable crossword collection on disc gives aged care activity programs 60 ready-to-print puzzles
Crosswords Galore Volume 1 on CD is a disc-based crossword printable activity collection containing 60 large print crosswords in PDF format. Files are stored on the disc and printed at your facility, so you can produce as many copies as you need without reordering. The crosswords span three difficulty levels, making the collection practical for programs that include residents with a range of cognitive abilities, including people living with dementia.
What’s included
The disc contains 60 PDF crosswords covering a mix of content types:
- Theme-based crosswords: built around specific topics that can prompt conversation and reminiscing
- Vocabulary crosswords: word-focused puzzles suited to residents who enjoy language-based challenges
- General topic crosswords: broader content that works across different ability levels
- Three difficulty grades: allowing staff to match each puzzle to the individual resident
The clues can also be read aloud and used as a verbal quiz alongside an existing crossword board, which extends the range of crosswords for older residents who find writing difficult.
- Printed individual activity: Print a single crossword matched to a resident’s ability level for use as a quiet, self-directed session during downtime.
- Compiled activity booklet: Select a set of crosswords across difficulty levels and print them as a bound booklet for a resident to work through over multiple sessions.
- Group verbal quiz: Read clues aloud to a small group and record answers on a large crossword board at the front of the room, turning the puzzle into a shared group activity.
- Reminiscence prompt: Use theme-based crossword topics as a starting point for group conversation before or after completing the puzzle.
- Ability-matched group session: Run parallel sessions using different difficulty levels simultaneously, allowing residents with varying cognitive abilities to participate in the same activity period.
- Format: CD-ROM containing printable PDF files
- Puzzle count: 60 crosswords
- Grid size: 15 x 15 squares
- Print format: Large print PDFs, printed at your facility as needed
- Difficulty levels: Three grades included on the disc
- Printing: Print individual puzzles or compile selections into booklets; no limit on copies printed
- Note: This product is end of line and is no longer stocked for new orders



