Colouring NestAnimal Crossword Puzzle for Kids
- Ages 6–10
- Easy
- 2 pages
- Worksheet
- Answer key
- PDF: Letter & A4
Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper and print it at 100%. Tap "Show solution" to check, or solve it online further down this page.
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A easy animals crossword with 12 clues, for children from about six to ten, as a science starter, a quiet table activity or a rainy-day puzzle. 4 answers go across and 8 go down, on a 13×13 grid where they cross 14 times. A word bank at the bottom of the sheet lists every answer, so children can find the right word and copy its spelling. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, or you can solve it online below.
Solve this crossword online
Tap a square or a clue and type your answer. Tap the same square again (or press Space) to switch between across and down. Your letters stay on this device.
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Across
- 4. A desert animal with one or two humps.
- 5. Australian animal that hops and carries its baby in a pouch.
- 9. A slow land reptile with a hard shell.
- 11. The biggest animal on land, with a long trunk.
Down
- 1. The blue one is the biggest animal that has ever lived.
- 2. An eight-legged creature that spins silk.
- 3. A wild horse-like animal with black and white stripes.
- 5. A New Zealand bird that cannot fly.
- 6. A sea animal with eight arms.
- 7. The fastest animal on land.
- 8. The animal with the longest neck.
- 10. A bird that hunts at night and can turn its head a long way.
Word bank
CAMEL · CHEETAH · ELEPHANT · GIRAFFE · KANGAROO · KIWI · OCTOPUS · OWL · SPIDER · TORTOISE · WHALE · ZEBRA
Show the answers
- 4 across: CAMEL
- 5 across: KANGAROO
- 9 across: TORTOISE
- 11 across: ELEPHANT
- 1 down: WHALE
- 2 down: SPIDER
- 3 down: ZEBRA
- 5 down: KIWI
- 6 down: OCTOPUS
- 7 down: CHEETAH
- 8 down: GIRAFFE
- 10 down: OWL
How to use this crossword
- Print the PDF at 100% on A4 or US Letter paper. Page 1 is the puzzle and page 2 is the answer key.
- Read a clue and count the squares that start at its number. Find the word in the word bank with that many letters and cross it off.
- Write one letter in each square. Across answers go left to right; down answers go from top to bottom.
- Use the letters you have to help with the answers that cross them, then check with the answer key.
Crosswords build vocabulary and spelling: every answer has to be spelled exactly right for the crossing words to fit. More word puzzles: word searches, picture word searches and sight words.
Questions about crosswords
How do you solve a crossword?
Read a clue, count the squares for its answer, and write one letter in each square. Across answers go left to right and down answers go top to bottom, starting in the square with the clue’s number. Letters you fill in for one answer help with the answers that cross it.
What is a word bank?
A box with every answer in it, in alphabetical order. Children find the word that matches the clue and the number of squares, then copy it into the grid. Cross out each word as you use it.
Are the answers included?
Yes. Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, the “Show solution” button fills in the sheet on screen, and the solve-online grid has a “Show answers” button.
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Printing tips
- Print at 100% (actual size) so the squares stay big enough to write in.
- Print page 2 separately as the answer key.
- Use a pencil: crossings help you spot a wrong letter.
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