DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle

Print out the puzzle and solve the clues to fill in the Valentine's Day crossword.  With options ranging from easy, picture-based puzzles to regular crosswords with or without word lists, there’s something here to engage every skill level and keep children excited about learning through play.

Crossword puzzles are a great way to improve vocabulary, practice spelling and enhance problem solving skills.  They're also a lot of fun so consider adding a few of these to your language arts center or "mommy's fun file" near Valentine's Day.

Materials:

• printer,
• paper,
• pencil

Information on Ages/Skills for the different crossword difficulties:

1. Picture Crossword with word list:
   • intended for preschool through grade 1 children who are learning to read and form their letters
   • children sound out words from the word list and then match them with the picture
   • children copy the words from the word list into the crossword puzzle.
2. Picture Crossword (no word list):
   • intended for grade 1 through grade 3 children who are learning to spell
   • children use the picture clues to figure out the words that go in the crossword
   • children print the words from the picture clues into the crossword puzzle.
3. Word Clues (Regular) Crossword with word list:
   • intended for grade 1 through grade 4 children
   • children use the written sentence clues and the word list to figure out where the words go in the crossword
   • children print the words from the word list into the crossword puzzle.
4. Word Clues (Regular) Crossword (no word list):
   • intended for grade 3 and up
   • children use the written sentence clues to figure out the crossword
   • children print the words into the crossword puzzle

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Picture Crossword                                color   or    B&W

Picture Crossword - with word list        color   or    B&W

Picture Crossword - answer key             B&W  only      

Regular Crossword                                color   or    B&W

Regular Crossword - with word list        color   or    B&W

Regular Crossword - answer key              B&W  only    

Printable version of these instructions