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Classroom activity · Crossword puzzles
Fairy Tale Crossword
Wolves, giants, glass slippers and towers: ten clues from the fairy tales kids already know.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Crossword puzzles
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading clues, Problem solving
What kids do
“Think of the fairy tales you know! Read each clue and fill in the crossword. The word bank can help.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. He huffed and puffed and blew the house down
- 2. Where a king and queen live
- 7. He lived at the top of the beanstalk
- 9. Goldilocks went into the house of the three ___
- 1. Hansel and Gretel found her candy house
- 3. Cinderella lost a glass one
- 4. A princess kissed him and he turned into a
- 5. The three little ___ built houses of straw, sticks and bricks
Words on this sheet
princebearscastlefroggiantmirrorpigsslippertowerwitchwolf
Teacher tip
Review a few fairy tales kids know before they start.
How to use it
- Let kids work in pencil so they can erase.
- Read the clues aloud for younger kids or new readers.
- Slide it into a sheet protector so kids can play again with a dry-erase marker.
Watch for
Kids stuck on one clue. Remind them to skip it and come back.
Talk about it
- Which word was new to you?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Use the words for a quick vocabulary game later in the week.
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