Grade 1 Months of the Year word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Grade 1 Months of the Year word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this months of the year puzzle set for my 1st graders during our calendar and seasons unit. The kids could name a few months but kept mixing up the order—especially August and September—and had trouble spelling words like February and Wednesday, even though Wednesday isn't a month . So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using months like January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. I also threw in a few like "year" and "month" because they came up in our conversations about how the calendar works . Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the vocabulary finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess or indoor recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about the spelling of "February" (the silent R always gets them) or whether June comes before July. The crossword I use for partners or as a review, and I usually have a classroom calendar nearby for the kids who need visual support. I added a couple simple calendar and star drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 1st through 2nd grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write the months in order on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.