Easy Farm Crossword Puzzle

About this puzzle

An easy crossword puzzle for grades 1 and 2 about life on the farm: animals, the barn, hay and the tractor. 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 BARN COW GOAT HAY HEN HORSE PIG PUPPY SHEEP TRACTOR Across This farm animal gives us milk. A big farm machine that pulls a plow. This farm bird lays eggs. A farm animal with soft wool. A baby dog. Down A farm animal with a little beard that says maa. A big red building where farm animals sleep. You can ride this farm animal. It neighs. Dry grass that farm animals eat. A pink farm animal that oinks.

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.