Picture Crossword with Shapes — Grade 2

On this Grade 2 worksheet, a picture crossword of shapes 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.

A picture crossword asks a child to do what second-grade spelling is all about: recall a word and spell it accurately. Each shapes clue is a word to produce from memory, and the crossing grid means letters are shared, so accuracy carries through the whole puzzle. That self-correcting practice — spell it right and it fits — is the L.2.2.d skill made into a game.

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 space, or try picture crossword with things that fly. 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.