Summer Crossword Puzzles For Kids

Here are some free printable summer crossword puzzles for kids.

They are perfect for elementary aged students around 2nd to 4th grade. Older students around 6th grade can try this summer crossword puzzle.

Crossword puzzles are a fun way for kids to work on vocabulary or to practice some spelling.

Each of the printable puzzles are decorated with summer images that kids can color.

2nd Grade Crossword Puzzle

This first easy crossword for kids has 10 clues to solve.

The puzzle is at a grade 2 level. The answers are the spelling words from the summer themed spelling week of these grade 2 spelling words.

A black and white full page printable summer crossword for kids around 2nd grade. There are 5 clues across and 5 clues down for kids to solve. Kids can color images that decorate the puzzle of a sun, ice cream, seashell, flip flops, pail and shovel on sand, and a boy in a bathing suite holding a towel and beach bag.

3rd Grade Crossword Puzzle

This next puzzle uses the summer themed grade 3 spelling words.

It has 12 clues for kids to solve.

A black and white full page printable summer crossword for kids around 3rd grade. There are 6 clues across and 6 clues down for kids to solve. Kids can color images that decorate the puzzle of a sun on the water, a running barefoot boy wearing a bathing suit and a pool float ring and a campfire.

4th Grade Crossword Puzzle

And this last one uses the summer themed grade 4 spelling words.

Kids will have 14 clues to solve.

A black and white full page printable summer crossword for kids around 4th grade. There are 6 clues across and 8 clues down for kids to solve. Kids can color images of a sun with a wave, and a popsicle that decorate the puzzle.

Printable Summer Crossword Puzzles

You can download these free summer crossword puzzles for kids below. The answers are included.

The 4 page pdf includes 3 summer crosswords for kids and an answer page.

Learning With Crossword Puzzles

These crossword puzzles are a fun way to sneak in some summer learning. I love giving them to my daughter as they allow for both vocabulary and spelling to be practiced.

I tell her to try her best and answer the ones she can. Often times I’ll hear “How do you spell….?” I’m ok with her asking and usually I’ll just guide her in sounding it out.

When she’s answered all the easier ones, I will then give her the summer spelling words the crossword is based on.

I always get her to begin by reading the spelling words out loud. This accomplishes two things. First it ensures that she knows what all the words are. And second, it is a help in learning the spellings of the words. The more she is looking at the words and working with them, the easier it will be to remember how to spell them.

Vocabulary is worked on as she’s matching the definitions of the crossword clues to the correct words. Spelling is further practiced as she’s looking at a word on the spelling list, saying the letters in her head, and copying them out on the crossword puzzle.

A lot of learning going on and it’s disguised as a crossword puzzle.