Easy School Crossword Puzzle

About this puzzle

An easy crossword puzzle for grades 1 and 2 about school things: pencils, crayons, books, recess and lunch. 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 BACKPACK BOOK CRAYON DESK ERASER GLUE LUNCH PENCIL RECESS RULER Across You stick paper together with this. A bag you wear on your back to school. You measure lines with this. The meal you eat in the middle of the day. Down The table you sit at in class. You read this. It has pages. It rubs out your mistakes. You write with this. Sharpen it when it gets dull. A wax stick you color with.

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.