Easy Animal Crossword Puzzle

About this puzzle

An easy crossword puzzle for grades 1 and 2 about zoo and wild animals: stripes, manes, trunks and long necks. Ten short, clear clues, one answer each, and a word bank with every answer, so new readers can check their spelling. Answer key on page 2. It is an easy crossword for grades 1 and 2, with short clues and every answer in a word bank.

On this sheet

Every answer is in the word bank. Word bank BEAR ELEPHANT FROG GIRAFFE KANGAROO LION MONKEY SNAKE TIGER ZEBRA Across The animal with the longest neck. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes. This animal swings from tree to tree and loves bananas. This animal hops and carries its baby in a pouch. A big orange cat with black stripes. Down A big furry animal that sleeps all winter. A green animal that hops and says ribbit. A huge gray animal with a trunk.

Tips for using it

• Read the first few clues aloud together, then let your child take over.
• Solve the clue you are surest about first: every word you fill in gives you letters for the words that cross it.
• Write in pencil. Crossword fans erase all the time, and that is part of the fun.
• Count the boxes before you guess: a four-letter answer can't be ELEPHANT.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the puzzle and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.