Baby Animals Vocabulary Word Search, Scramble and Crossword

Crossword, word scramble and word search on what baby animals are called, using names such as tadpole, hatchling, pup and kit, with an answer page after each puzzle.
Year groups
Years 2–5 (Key Stages 1–2)
Pages
6
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated May 31, 2026

Subject
Vocabulary, Holiday & Seasonal, Reading, Language Development, English
Topic
Word Search, Word Scramble
Resource types
Crosswords Puzzles, Word Searches
Answer key
Included

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About this resource

⭐ I made this baby animals vocabulary pack for my Year 3 and Year 4 students during our farm and wildlife unit. The kids kept mixing up foal and colt or calling every baby bird a chick. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like kit, pup, cria, tadpole, leveret, and larva. Nothing too hard but enough to make them think.

⭐ The download is six pages. Three puzzles, each with its own answer key page. The word search is for quiet time or early finishers. The scramble gets them arguing about whether a baby goat is called a kid or something else (it's kid). The crossword works better in pairs. I added a few small animal drawings but kept it clean so it prints nicely.

⭐ Works for Years 2 to 5. Print and go. Sometimes I have them pick three baby animal names and write one fact for each on the back. Takes another ten minutes. The kids actually enjoy these.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall baby animal names from crossword clues

Skills covered

  • Spelling vocabulary — unscrambling letters to form each baby animal name

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