Grade 2 Measurement Words word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Grade 2 Measurement Words word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this fairy tale vocabulary puzzle set for my 2nd graders during our reading unit. The kids loved fairy tales but kept mixing up the roles of characters like hero and villain, and they didn't know what words like curse, spell, or happily ever after meant when we talked about the elements of a fairy tale. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like fairy tale, hero, villain, princess, prince, witch, dragon, castle, spell, curse, magic, once upon a time, happily ever after, and quest . I also threw in a few like "quest" because the kids kept asking what it meant when a character had to go on a journey . 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 independent practice. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about the spelling of "villain" or whether a curse and a spell are the same thing (they are different, but the kids always have opinions about it) . The crossword I use for partners or as a review, and I usually have a fairy tale anchor chart nearby for the kids who need the visual support to see the elements of the genre . I added a couple simple castle, princess, and dragon drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 2nd through 3rd grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write their own fairy tale opening sentence using three words from the puzzle on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.