Children Crossword Puzzles

Children Crosswords

These crosswords are made for kids ages 8 to 12. They are made up of words that are often found in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade spelling lists and cover subjects of interest to older kids. To view or print a crossword puzzle for children click on its title.

Title	Subject	Instructions / Description	Sample Puzzle Hints
Pickleball	Sports		Hitting the ball back and forth between opposite teams. When the serve does not clear the net. The way you serve. The only time someone can score is when they are ________. The server should start on which side of the court.
Pieces of a story	Literature and Writing		A struggle between the charcter and person or force outside of their body. A struggle in a characters mind. The sequence of events that make up a story. The reason or reasons a character acts or behaves a certain way. The time, place that a story takes place.
Pigman	Books		hint or clue that will happen later in a narrative. rotten. very painful. a ramshackle dwelling place. to put down.
Pigman 3	Books		frenzied, wild, crazed, deranged. in a state of foul decay or decomposition. a difficult situation. a small, humble dwelling or house, or a disorganized dwelling or wretched hut. to study or to ponder.
Pilgrim	History		people make own laws. settlement. animals raised for eggs, milk, meat. gun. promise written down.
Pilgrims	History		NFL team that has hosted Thanksgiving day game since 1934. song originally written for Thanksgiving day. first governor of Plymouth, MA. First name of baby boy born on voyage to new world . How long was the pilgrims voyage to the new world .
Pinball	Recreation	Who likes pinball???	a space in the side of the playfield walls: when the ball goes here it goes right to the drain. these connect electronic components inside the pinball machine. this number goes up as the player earns points. these flash for a fun game experience. ball rolls along this set of metal wires or rods above the playfield to get to a different point.
Pioneer Homes	History		Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home..
Pioneers	History		Dried meat. Flat cake made out of cornmeal. A wooden bar placed across the shoulders of oxen to help pull the wagon. Rope used to lasso cattle. Horse-drawn carriage.
Pioneers	History		A large burlap bag used for holding goods such as sugar, spices, or vegetables.. The skin of an animal. A home built into the ground or hillside. a wagon that carried food, supplies, and cooking equipment. Dried buffalo dung used as fuel for fires.
Pirates	Other		Handcuffs. Stop. Back ttalk. yes. Bad man.
Pistachios	Food	figure out the crossword below.	pistachios are____ in vitamin A and E.. pistachios need how many gallons of water per day?. best grown in what kind of temperatures?. are able to withstand long periods of time without___.. help lower bad what?.
Places	Society		The place where you go when you are ill.. The place where the king lives.. The place where you can see pictures and paintings.. The place where you can buy food.. The place where the teachers work..
Places in a City	Society		Tall building.. Where people go when they are sick.. A place with lots of shops.. Where people buy food.. Where people walk and play..
Places in the Town	Society		It's a place where doctors and nurses work.. It's a place where you play sports.. It's a place where you park your car.. It's a place where you can meet your friends, have a drink and eat.. It's a building you go to when you want some money..
Places in the World	World Geography		This place is the host to, 'The running of the Bulls.'. This is the largest island on Earth.. Lost two world wars and were known for the worlds largest geneocide.. This place is the second biggest country in the world but most isn't inhabited.. This place is home to the largest man made wall in the world..
Places of the World	World Geography		This place is known to be the country of love.. This is the largest island on earth.. This place is known for have fought in both WWI and WWII.. This place is named the same as a holiday we celebrate including a bird.. This is the second largest country in the world but only less than half is inhabited..
Places to visit	Entertainment	Complete the crossword using the clues.	listen to a band play music. where old objects and works of art can be found. where exotic plants and trees are found. where to learn about science. where to see artwork and paintings.
Plague	Health		Impossible to pass through or break.. Relating to an owner or ownership.. Sees the worse aspect in something.. Having a graceful balance.. Keeping something under control..
Plagues of Egypt	Bible		The first plague . The fourth plague. The third king of Israel . The first king of Israel. The first husband of Bathsheba, David had him killed.
Plains Indians	History		The U.S government set up ________ to control Native Americans.. Nomadic hunters carried their ______ with them.. ________ of the buffalo was used for clothing, moccasins, and tipi walls.. Some hunters used a _______ to hunt buffalo rather than a bow and arrow, showing more strength and courage.. Medicine men received powerful _________..
Plains Indians Vocabulary	Spelling Lists		A large animal that Native Americans used for food, shelter, tools and clothing.. Animal skin. To prepare and save for future use.. A cone-shaped shelter usually made of animal skin.. Area located in the mid-western United States where many Native Americans lived..
Planet Earth	Astronomy	complete the following	a split. a way to test what type of rock. a shiny or glow. cracking or breaking of a hard mateial. changes from one mateial to another.
Planet Mercury	Astronomy		dry and rocky. Nearest plant. What the core is mostly made of. Holes in the surface. Mercury has none.
Planets	Astronomy		A dwarf-planet (not a real planet). The planet that is part rock, part gas. The gas giant with horizontal rings. It is a star at the centre of the solar system. The red planet.
Planets	Astronomy		Often confused as a star. Orbits the sun. Spinning in a circle. 24 hours. Lies at the bottom of the sky.
Planets	Astronomy		What was the smallest planet before it became a Dwarf planet?. What is the brightest planet?. What is the 2nd biggest planet?. Where was the biggest volcano found in our Solar system?. What is the biggest planet?.
Planets	Astronomy	science	dwarf planet. galaxy. close to earth. planet with rings. center of solar system.
Planets	Astronomy		usually the most distant planet in the solar system.. The second planet from the sun (the Earth is third) is named.... 6th planet from the sun. hottest planet in our solar system. The Roman name of Ares, the Greek and Roman god of war..
Planets And The Solar System	Science		The system that was invented by the early Greek astronomers.. A device used to observe distant objects.. ________ surrounds all the gas giant planets.. Mercury is the smallest _______ planet.. This planet is four times the diameter of Earth..
Planets in the Solar System	Astronomy		The atmosphere is so thick and traps so much heat that this planet has the hottest surface temperatures of any planet.. This planet’s moon Titan is actually bigger than Mercury. These types of planets are small, dense and have rocky surfaces.. This is the only other planet that shows evidence that liquid water may be present.. These types of planets do not have solid surfaces and are much larger and more massive than the Earth..
Plant Hormones	Botany		The orientation of a plant. A group of plant hormones that stimulate stem elongation.. Florescent . The growth of the parts of plants with respect to the force of gravity. A plant product that acts like a hormone.
Plant Life Cycle	Botany		Sticky Powder.. Part of the plant that helps reproduction.. Changes that happen during the life of a plant.. Where a plant makes new plants.. When a plant makes its own food and releases oxygen..
Plant Structures and Functions	Earth Sciences		Tissue that includes the epidermis and periderm; its function is to protect a plant's organs and to prevent water loss. Tissue that contains parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma. Tissue that has xylem and phloem; its function is to transport water and sugar. A flowering plant's unit of reproduction. The main body or stalk of a plant.
Plant Vocabulary	Spelling Lists		An organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals.. a yellow powder produced by the stamen of a flower; pollen fertilizes the pistil of another flower. a compound tissue in vascular plants that helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots.. The part of a plant that grows away from the roots; supports leaves and flowers.. A plant organ that absorbs energy from the sun and processes water, oxygen and carbon dioxide; the organ where photosynthesis happens in plants..
Plant Vocabulary	Earth Sciences		supports the plant. It has many thin tubes that carry water, minerals, and food through the plant. A type of gas (air) needed by plants for photosynthesis. Plants use up carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. People and animals create much of the carbon dioxide that plants need to stay alive.. __is the type of food that plants make in their leaves. __ is also called glucose. _ is a type of gas(air) given off during photosynthesis. People and animals need __ to breathe. __is the part of a plant that makes the seeds.
Plants	Botany	Complete the Crossword Puzzle.	the protective layer on a leaf. the part of a plant that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves. when trees stay alive in the winter. tiny openings on a leaf control how quick a plant loses water. when extra water exits a leaf.
Plate Tectonics	Science		The bottom of a sea or ocean. The edges of different pieces of the lithosphere meet at lines.. Rise in the asthenosphere and spread out beneath the lithosphere.. To move apart. is the theory that states pieces of Earth's litosphere are in constant,slow motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle..
Plate Tectonics	Science		the missing piece of evidence about continental drift was how the __ ____ spreads. the type of boundary where two plates move toward each other. the type of boundary where two plates pull away from each other. the type of boundary where two plates slide past each other . the man who came up with the Continental Drift theory.
Please Pass the Maple Syrup	Spelling Lists	Vocabulary related to the making of maple syrup	breakfast food made of flour, eggs and water that you pour maple syrup onto. building where sap is boiled and turned into syrup. liguid that carries food to all parts of the tree. large metal tank in which sap is boiled and turned into syrup. space without anything in it.
Pledge of Allegiance	Government and Politics		freedom. loyalty for a country . a promise . every person. can not be divided.
Plot Diagram	Literature and Writing		The highest point our the turning point of the story.. Centrat message, concern, or purpose of literary work.. How the story comes to an conclusion.. The final result of this story.. What did you learn about the main characters, what is the main probelm..
Plot Structure	Literature and Writing		main event between the protagonist and antagonist in a story. The most exciting part. . a lesson or message the author is trying to help you learn in a story. the events that lead to the resolution. how the conflict was solved. the part of a literary work in which the characters, setting, conflict, and mood are made known.
Plymouth CrossWord	History		What was the place they settled in called?. What was the paper they had to sign and agree to?. Who did they trade with for fur?. They settled near brooks and...... What did they practice freely without persecution?.
Pocahontis	History	Complete the crossword below	Pocahontis saved this man's life.. While Pocahontis was living in Jamestown she learned many new things from this book.. Chief Japazaws traded Pocahontis for a shiny, copper what?. The Christian name of Pocahontis.. Captain John Smith was hurt when his bag of what exploded?.
Poe's Hidden Poems	Literature and Writing	GOOD LUCK!!	huge brick building. what you do at night to rest . in shining armor and on a horse. someone who gives people their seats in weddings. the land between two mountains .
Poetic Devices	Literature and Writing		A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the 'to be' verb are used, such as 'is' or 'was', to make the comparison. A figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or abilities. The use of words which imitate sound. A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as 'like', 'as', or 'than'. The repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.
Poetry	Literature and Writing		Comparisonog two things without using like or as. Poetry that does not have a rhyme or regular meter. Exaggerated statements meant to be taken literally. Giving human like qualities to an inanimate object. An extended metaphor.
Poetry	Literature and Writing		Our goalie was a beast.. no particular rhythm or rhyme. push, rush. the chorus of a song. the attempt to spell out the sound.
Poetry	Literature and Writing		first name of author of 'Where the Sidewalk Ends'. '____ of Myself' by Walt Whitman. comical five-line poem following rhyme scheme AABBA. 'The Road Not ____' by Robert Frost. Japanese poetry style consisting of three lines following the syllable pattern 5-7-5.
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