Insect Crossword Puzzle
A crossword puzzle for grades 3 to 5 about insects: their bodies, homes and life cycles. It has thirteen clues across and down, answers from 3 to 9 letters and no word bank, so kids count the boxes and use the crossing letters. Answer key on page 2.
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- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the puzzle and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this puzzle
A crossword puzzle for grades 3 to 5 about insects: their bodies, homes and life cycles. It has thirteen clues across and down, answers from 3 to 9 letters and no word bank, so kids count the boxes and use the crossing letters. Answer key on page 2. It is a crossword for grades 3 to 5 with no word bank: the number of boxes and the crossing letters are the hints.
On this sheet
tell you how many letters the answer has ___. Across A winged insect that usually flies at night and loves lights. The number of legs every insect has ___. A small insect whose bite makes you itch. An insect's two feelers on its head. It has four see-through wings and darts over ponds. This insect makes honey. A small red insect with black spots. A tiny insect that lives in a colony and carries crumbs. Down A silky case some caterpillars spin around themselves. Its tail lights up on summer nights.
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.
