Grades 2–3
Fairy Tale Crossword
Wolves, giants, glass slippers and towers: ten clues from the fairy tales kids already know.
Classroom activity · Crossword puzzles
Transportation Crossword
Buses, trains, subways and helicopters: ten ways to get around, with a word bank.
- 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
“How do people get around? Read each clue and fill in the crossword. The word bank can help.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 3. A train that runs under a city
- 7. It flies with spinning blades on top
- 8. It has two wheels and pedals
- 9. You pay the driver to take you somewhere
- 1. It flies people across the sky
- 2. It runs on tracks and has many cars
- 4. It floats on water
- 5. It blasts off into space
Words on this sheet
bikeboatbusplanerocketsubwaytaxitraintruck
Teacher tip
Talk about how kids get to school before they start.
How to use it
- Model how to read a clue and count the boxes before writing.
- Start with the clues kids are surest about, then use crossing letters for the rest.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Words that do not fit the boxes. Have kids count letters before writing.
Talk about it
- How did crossing letters help you?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Have kids write their own clues for a few of the words.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Months of the Year Crossword
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