Picture Crossword with Insects and Bugs — Grade 2

On this Grade 2 worksheet, a picture crossword of bugs asks a child to spell each clue's word into the grid. Words cross and share letters, so spelling one correctly helps place the next. That orthographic practice — recalling how a word is spelled and writing it, letter by letter — is the heart of second-grade L.2.2.d, and the crossing grid checks the child's work as it fills in.

By second grade, children spell familiar words from memory, applying patterns rather than copying. A picture crossword draws on exactly that: each bugs clue asks a child to recall a word's spelling and write it letter by letter. The crossing grid rewards accuracy — a word spelled right fits its neighbours, a word spelled wrong does not — so the puzzle quietly trains careful spelling.

Children enjoy the click of a crossword fitting together, and a clean grid is a satisfying proof of careful spelling. When this is easy, spell the words in picture crossword with kitchen tools, or try picture crossword with pets. You can also browse every picture crossword or the whole second-grade collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more words a child spells into a grid, the surer their second-grade spelling grows, one crossing word at a time.