DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Valentine's Day Word Ladders
Lewis Carroll, the writer of Alice in Wonderland, invented this word game. It's a terrific exercise for grade school children -- fun and educational!
A word ladder puzzle begins with two words - one at the top of the ladder and one at the bottom. To solve the puzzle one must find a chain of other words to link the two -- each word
differing by only one letter.
Instructions:
- Print out the template and complete the word ladder listed based on the clues provided.
- There are three versions of each template -- the hard version has none of the ladder filled in, the medium version has two letters of each word filled in and the easy version has three letters of each word filled in.
- Change one letter of the word for each rung of the ladder to form a new word -- the clues will help you figure out what the word should be.
- Complete all of the rungs of the ladder to complete the puzzle!
Printable Craft 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
Puzzle 1: Blue to Pink (winter blues to Valentine's Day pink)
Word Ladder template - hard color or B&W
Word Ladder template - medium color or B&W
Word Ladder template - easy color or B&W
answer key answers
Puzzle 2: Gift to Love
Word Ladder template - hard color or B&W
Word Ladder template - medium color or B&W
Word Ladder template - easy color or B&W
answer key answers
Printable version of these instructions