Crossword Puzzles!

A crossword puzzle is a group of words that have been arranged horizontally and vertically so that each word crosses at least one other word at a common letter. The puzzle itself doesn't show the words, only the spaces where the words should be written. A list of numbered clues is matched to numbers placed in spaces on the puzzle where each word starts. Crossword puzzles are a fun way to practice spelling and reading comprehension, and to reinforce vocabulary. Here is a list of samples:

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Item Description
Crossword: April A crossword puzzle with an "April" theme.
Crossword: What Number am I ? (elementary) [member-created with abctools] Math questions.
Crossword: African Savanna 4 ACROSS: Long-necked animal that eats plants.
Crossword: Baseball 1 DOWN: A game played on a diamond
Crossword: Canada 1 ACROSS: A French-speaking province.
Crossword: Columbus 2 DOWN: Queen ___ gave Columbus money for his journey.
Crossword: Contractions Write the two words that make the contraction for each clue.
Crossword: Dinosaurs 2 DOWN: Meat-eater
Crossword: Ecosystems (upper elem/middle) 4 ACROSS: tiny plants and animals that break down dead materials into nutrients
Crossword: Halloween 1 DOWN: Clothes worn on Halloween?
Crossword: Homophones 1 ACROSS: threw
Crossword: Homophones 2 Find words that sound alike, but are spelled differently (sea, red...)
Crossword: Homophones 3 Find words that sound alike, but are spelled differently (isle,brewed,nose...)
Crossword: Japan 2 DOWN: Popular Japanese food made with raw fish and rice
Crossword: Kwanzaa 3 ACROSS: The Kinara is placed on this
Crossword: Ladybugs 1 DOWN: A ladybug is helpful here.
Crossword: Math Vocabulary 1 ACROSS: any mathematical process
Crossword: Opposites [created with abctools]1 DOWN: the opposite of "empty" is...
Crossword: Our Senses (elementary) [member-created with abctools] Elementary-level crossword about our senses.
Crossword: Pets (easy) 4 ACROSS: Pet with a bark?
Crossword: Plants 2 DOWN: Holds the beginning of a new plant.
Crossword: Plurals Write the plural form of each word.
Crossword: Rhyme Time Fill in the squares with a word that rhymes with the clue.
Crossword: Sailboat 2 ACROSS: Row, row, row your _____.
Crossword: Solar System 1 DOWN: The red planet
Crossword: Spanish Numbers  
Crossword: Spider (easy) - interactive 1 DOWN: A spider is not an _______
Crossword: Spiders 7 ACROSS: The name for baby spiders.
Crossword: Spiders (easy) 1 ACROSS: _____ are helpful.
Crossword: Summertime [member-created document] This sample was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool. 4 ACROSS: Wear these on your feet to be cool.
Crossword: Thanksgiving Today 3 ACROSS: Star of the Thanksgiving dinner.
Crossword: The First Thanksgiving 1 DOWN: The Pilgrims landed here.
Crossword: U.S. Symbols (elem/ upper elem) 11 ACROSS: AKA "Old Glory"
Crossword: Volcano 1 DOWN: The layer of the Earth between core and crust.
Crossword: World Cup Soccer (elementary) [created with abctools] 1 ACROSS: Covers the middle of the field.
French: Clothing crossword Clothing crossword, color or black and white with picture and verbal clues. Mots-croisées de vocabulaire de vêtements, noir et blanc ou couleur,indices graphiques et définitions.



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Crossword: January  
Crossword: January (elementary) 1. DOWN: __ Year's Day is in January.
Crossword: Spring 1 DOWN: Small blossoms of a tree or plant.
Crossword: February (elementary) 1 ACROSS: There is a leap year every __ years.
Crossword: March (elementary) 1 DOWN: March is the __ month in the year.
Crossword: April (elementary) 1 ACROSS: A lamb is a baby __.
Crossword: May (elementary) 2 ACROSS: April showers bring May __.
Crossword: June (elementary) 5 ACROSS: Every __'s Day, we give Dad a new necktie.
Crossword: July (elementary) 1 DOWN: The U.S. flag is red, white, and ___.
Crossword: September (elementary) 2. Across: ____ Day is a holiday celebrated in September.
Crossword: August  
Crossword: August (elementary) 5 DOWN: We can see many ____, also called "falling stars", in August.
Crossword: September (elementary) 2 DOWN: The season after summer is ___.
Crossword: October (elementary) 2 DOWN: A big, orange squash.
Crossword: October (elementary) 1 DOWN: 10th month of the year
Crossword: November (elem/upper elem) November-themed crossword puzzle.
Crossword: November (elementary) 2 DOWN: The Pilgrim's ship landed at Plymouth ___.
Crossword: December (elementary) 2 DOWN: This makes a good nose for a snowman.
Crossword: Earth Day 3. Across: ______ Day is a day to remember to protect our earth.
Crossword: Fruit 1 DOWN: _EM_N
Crossword: Christopher Columbus 3 ACROSS: The king and queen of ___ paid for the trip.
Crossword: Halloween Fun 10 DOWN: Some masks are not ___ because they block your vision
Crossword: Halloween Fun (easy) 3 ACROSS: The black ___ hangs upside down.
Crossword: Birthday Theme 1 DOWN: Invite your ____ to your party.
Crossword: Sunflower This crossword can stand alone or be used in connection with the Sunflower Mini-Unit.
Crossword: Synonym find the synonyms of the clues
Crossword: Rain Forest- Lemurs 4 ACROSS: Some lemurs are trapped to become exotic ___
Crossword: Computers 1 DOWN: A video screen.
Crossword: Halloween (easy) with picture clues
Crossword: Easter 4 ACROSS: Easter is a Christian _____.
Crossword: Lewis and Clark 2 ACROSS: ___ served as a guide during the expedition
Crossword: Fourth of July with answer sheet
Crossword: Easter (easy) 2 DOWN: Green stuffing for the Easter basket.
Crossword: Coins A good review of U.S. coins.
Crossword: Thomas Edison 1 DOWN: Kind of experiments Edison did in his basement.
Crossword: Betsy Ross Find words related to the "mother of the flag": seamstress, legend, George Washington, and more.
Crossword: Insects 2 ACROSS: C_TE_PI_L_R
Crossword: Presidents' Day 4 DOWN: Abraham ___ served as President during the Civil War.
Crossword: Pets 1 DOWN: p_n_
Crossword: What Color Am I? 1 DOWN: coffee
Crossword: Math Vocabulary (easy) 2 DOWN: the answer to a subtraction problem is the...
Crossword: What's My Antonym? find the antonyms of the clue words (joy, tighten...)
Crossword: Desert 1 DOWN: Poisonous insect found in the desert
Crossword: School Fun 1 DOWN: what you write on
Crossword: Antonyms (harder) [member-created document] 1 DOWN: The opposite of tall is...
Crossword: About Birds [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool.
Crossword: Rain Forest: Plants - Medicinal (upper elem/middle) 1 DOWN: 25% of the drugs dispensed in the U.S. are made from these
Crossword: State Capitals 3 State capital crossword puzzle.
Crossword: Ellis Island Review important vocabulary related to Ellis Island and the immigrant experience with this crossword puzzle.
Crossword: State Capitals 4 State capital crossword puzzle.
Crossword: Place Value Use this crossword to review place values.
Learning Center: Coral Reef - Crossword Puzzle (upper elem)  
Crossword: Weather - Hurricanes [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool. 3 ACROSS: A huge mass of spinning wind.
Crossword: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (elem/upper elem) [member-created with abctools] This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool. 2 DOWN: The country where Digory's father is working.
Crossword: Pumpkins (elementary) 2 ACROSS: Season when pumpkins are enjoyed.
Crossword: European Union Capitals 2 Down: The capital is Ljubljana
Crossword: Medieval Knight (upper elem) 3 ACROSS: code of conduct for honorable knights
Crossword: Rapunzel Rapunzel was locked in a high ___.
Crossword: Medieval Times (upper elem) 1 DOWN: a large-scale market with local and foreign merchants
Crossword: Summer (easy) 3 ACROSS: When this shines, it is nice and warm outside.
Crossword: Food Chains and Webs (upper elem/middle) [member-created using abctools]
Crossword: Junie B. Jones Books 1 DOWN: Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty __ Guy. Find the missing words from the titles of the Junie B. Jones books. Enhances vocabulary from the popular Barbara Park "Junie B. Jones" series.
Crossword: European Union Countries 3 Across: The capital of Germany
Crossword: Christmas - Santa Claus 4 ACROSS: __ has a red nose
Crossword: State Capitals 1 State capital crossword puzzle.
Crossword: Frutas y Verduras This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool.
Crossword and Word Search: Winter Olympics One crossword and two word searches
Crossword: Palabras de Geografía 3 This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool.
Crossword: State Capitals 2 State capital crossword puzzle.
Crossword: Science - Solid, Liquid, and Gas [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool.
Crossword: Fall (easy) 1 DOWN: A large orange squash.
Crossword: Spring (easy) 1 DOWN: When it gets warm, the snow will ___.
Crossword: Winter (easy) 1 DOWN: Frozen water.
Crossword: Christmas (easy) - b/w Clues are pictures.
Crossword: Abraham Lincoln 2 DOWN: Lincoln freed the ____
Crossword: Canadian Provinces Find the Canadian provinces and territories in the crossword, using the capital cities as clues.
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