Famous World Leaders word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Famous World Leaders word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this famous world leaders puzzle set for my 4th graders during our world history unit. The kids could name a few US presidents but had no idea about leaders like Churchill, Gandhi, or Mandela. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like Churchill, Gandhi, Mandela, King, Lincoln, Washington, Caesar, Cleopatra, Alexander, Napoleon, Mao, Lenin, Thatcher, leader, and history. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the 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 person to lead a nonviolent protest movement. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple crown and podium drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write one fact about Nelson Mandela on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.