Jungle Animals Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle is about recognizing jungle animals and spelling their names correctly. This crossword is suitable for 3rd-7th graders as part of their biology lessons or as a fun holiday activity! As some of the animals may not be familiar to every student, I would recommend doing this crossword in small groups or with a pair, but you can use this for individual work, too. This is a print and go resource that includes answers.

Students have to recognize the animals from drawn pictures and then name them in the horizontal rows of the crossword one letter at the time. This also helps to practice the correct spelling of these rainforest animals.

When the students fill the crossword correctly, they will find a hidden message from the emphasized vertical row. The hidden message is: Tropical Rainforest. 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.

The animals in this crossword are: Anteater, scorpion, gorilla, okapi, hummingbird, macaw, parakeet, lemur, tarsier, toucan, coati, mandrill, kingfisher, orangutan, dragonfly, chameleon, sloth and tiger.

If you like this crossword, check out my Teach Simple page for other crosswords: https://teachsimple.com/contributor/thebrightestkid There are some crosswords for biology and more for spelling and languages. The crosswords are usually available in English, Spanish and French (there are not exactly the same animals in different languages, but most of them are the same).

This crossword is self-checking in the way that a meaningful hidden message will signal the students that they have most likely done it right.

Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th

Themes: Biology, vocabulary, cultural activities*

Number of students per crossword: 1-4

Preparation: Printing

Suitable for: Classroom work, homework, for substitute teacher.

Answers: Included

*especially if used together with versions of the crossword in different languages

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students will identify 18 jungle animals from picture clues and spell each name correctly in the crossword grid.
Students will practice correct spelling of domain-specific vocabulary, including less common terms such as tarsier, coati, mandrill, and okapi.
Students will read the emphasized vertical row to uncover the hidden message and check their entries.

Teaching tips

Preview a few of the less familiar names (tarsier, coati, mandrill, okapi) before assigning it independently, since not every student will recognize these animals on sight.
Pair students or use small groups for the first attempt, since several answers depend on picture recognition rather than a text clue.
Use the answer key on page 2 to let students self-check once the grid is filled in.

Skills covered

Animal identification — recognizing 18 jungle animals, from common ones like tiger and gorilla to less familiar ones like tarsier, coati, and mandrill, from picture clues.
Spelling practice — writing each identified animal's name correctly, one letter per crossword box.
Checking strategy — reading the emphasized vertical row for the hidden message after filling the animal names.

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Which animals appear in the crossword?

All 18: anteater, scorpion, gorilla, okapi, hummingbird, macaw, parakeet, lemur, tarsier, toucan, coati, mandrill, kingfisher, orangutan, dragonfly, chameleon, sloth, and tiger.

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Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

L.1.6

Core concepts

Jungle animals
Animal vocabulary
Spelling

Topics

Jungle animals Picture clues Animal spelling Crossword

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