Picture Crossword with Things That Fly — Grade 2

Fill the crossword by spelling. This Grade 2 worksheet gives a child picture clues for flying things and a grid to spell them into, across and down. Each word shares letters with the words it crosses, so accurate spelling is its own check. Generalizing the spelling patterns a second grader knows to write each word is the real L.2.2.d work, and the grid makes the puzzle satisfying to complete.

Second graders move from copying words to spelling them from memory, applying the patterns they have learned. A picture crossword of flying things puts that to work: the child names each picture and spells its word into the crossing squares. The shared letters at the intersections turn the grid into its own check, rewarding the careful speller with a puzzle that simply fits together.

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 tools, or try picture crossword with weather. 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.