Famous African Americans in History word search, scramble and crosswor

Famous African Americans in History word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this famous African Americans puzzle set for my 3rd and 4th graders during Black History Month and our Civil Rights unit. The kids could name Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks but had no idea about other important figures like Tubman, Douglass, or Obama. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like Tubman, Douglass, Washington, Carver, Marshall, Rudolph, Ali, King, Parks, Obama, freedom, science, sports, court, and president. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help more names finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about who was the first Black president. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple star and book drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 3rd through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick one person and write one fact about them on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.