Picture Crossword with Vegetables — Grade 2

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

Second graders move from copying words to spelling them from memory, applying the patterns they have learned. A picture crossword of vegetables 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 vehicles, or try picture crossword with fourth of july things. 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.