World Geography: South America Word Search, Scramble and Crossword

I made this South America puzzle set for my Year 5 students during our world geography unit. The kids could name Brazil and Argentina but had no idea about other countries like Peru, Colombia, or Chile. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Andes, and Amazon. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the country names finally stick.

The set is six pages. Three puzzles, each with its own answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about which country has the Amazon rainforest. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple continent outline and llama drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Years 5–6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name one country and its capital on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.