Olympic Sports Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

I made this Olympic sports puzzle set for my Year 4 and Year 5 students during our summer games unit. The kids were excited about the Olympics but only knew the big ones like swimming and running. They had no idea what words like "pommel horse," "peloton," or "repechage" meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like ceremony, qualify, anthem, heat, mascot, final, flag, torch, podium, medal, record, doping, seed, venue, and volunteer.

The PDFs are six pages. Three puzzles plus their answer pages. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether skateboarding and surfing are real Olympic sports (they are now) or what a "pommel" is. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple torch, medal, and rings drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Year 4 through Year 6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick a sport they'd want to try and write why on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.