Articles Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

I made this articles puzzle set for my Year 2 and Year 3 students during our grammar unit. The kids could say "a dog" and "an apple" but had no idea when to use "a" versus "an" or what the word "the" was called. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like a, an, the, this, that, these, those, some, any, no, every, each, all, both, and either. Examples include a cat, a dog, an apple, an elephant, an hour, the moon, the sun, the only one, and the best. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the article rules finally stick.

The download is six pages. Three puzzles plus an answer key page for each. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about why we say "an hour" even though H is a consonant. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple apple, cat, and moon drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Years 2 to 4. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write two sentences one with "a" and one with "an" on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.