Jungle Animals Crossword in Spanish - Animales de la Selva

This crossword has jungle animals in Spanish! Students have to recognize the animals and write their name in Spanish in order to find the hidden message. This crossword is suitable for:

-Spanish lessons for students of intermediate level

-Biology lessons for Spanish speaking students

This crossword puzzle is a print-and-go and ready-to-use pdf that includes answers.

The animals in this crossword live in tropical environments in different continents (South America, Africa and Asia). Some of the animals also live in other habitats in addition to the tropical climate. Animals in the crossword are: cobra, capibara, tucán, pitón, armadillo, piraña, iguana, caimán, colibrí, orangután, mandril, perezoso, periquito, escorpión, okapi, leopardo, coati, gorila, elefante, tarsero.

After filling the crossword, you will find a hidden message from the grey vertical row! The hidden message in this crossword is: abundancia de especies. 

With Spanish vocabulary, you have to consider if the word is feminine or masculine. In this crossword I’ve solved this issue by printing the definite article ready for the crossword. This makes it easier for students to understand the crossword (meaning exactly one letter for each square) while still introducing the gender of each word. Because this particular crossword is about animals, there is also a mention that usually the article la/el depends on the sex of the animal.

Filling the crossword: Students look at the pictures on the right side of the page. Each picture has a number. When they recognize the word in Spanish, they should write the word into the corresponding horizontal row in the crossword one letter at a time. Don’t forget the accents!  

This resource is suitable for individual work or small groups. Students may need some vocabulary or online search to support their work. There are 20 animals in this crossword puzzle. 

There are also other crosswords like this in my Teach Simple page: https://teachsimple.com/contributor/thebrightestkid 

Answers are included.

2 printable pdf pages.