Measurement Weight word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Measurement Weight word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this measurement weight puzzle set for my 2nd and 3rd graders during our math unit. The kids could hold something heavy or light but had no idea what ounces, pounds, grams, or kilograms were for measuring weight. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like weight, heavy, light, mass, ounce, pound, ton, gram, kilogram, scale, balance, compare, estimate, and measure. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the weight measurement 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 whether a pound is heavier than a kilogram. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple scale and balance drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 2nd through 4th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name one thing that weighs about a pound on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.