Measurement Capacity word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Measurement Capacity word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this measurement capacity puzzle set for my 2nd and 3rd graders during our math unit. The kids could pour water but had no idea what cups, pints, quarts, gallons, or liters were for measuring how much a container holds. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like capacity, liquid, volume, cup, pint, quart, gallon, liter, milliliter, fill, container, measure, estimate, and compare. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the capacity 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. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about how many cups are in a pint. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple measuring cup and jug drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 2nd through 4th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name which is larger a quart or a gallon on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.