Picture Crossword with Post Office — Grade 2

Spell the words to fill the crossword! On this Grade 2 worksheet a picture clue points to each word, and the child writes it into the grid square by square. Because the words cross, a letter spelled wrong in one throws off another — so the puzzle rewards careful spelling. Generalizing the spelling patterns of second grade to spell each post word is the genuine skill, dressed as a crossword.

By second grade, children spell familiar words from memory, applying patterns rather than copying. A picture crossword draws on exactly that: each post 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 reptiles and amphibians, or try picture crossword with summer. 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.