Farm Animals Crossword Puzzle (free printable)
A free farm crossword with thirteen words and easy clues for grades 1 to 3: cow, rooster, tractor, silo, wool and more, with numbered squares and an answer key.
To save a PDF, choose Print, then “Save as PDF” as the printer. Only the sheets print.
All 13 words are in the crossword (12 × 11 squares).
About this set
Thirteen farm words with short, clear clues that first and second graders can read: a farm animal that gives us milk, a male chicken that crows at sunrise, a tall tower where a farmer stores grain, the soft thick hair cut from a sheep. The words are the ones a farm unit teaches, and most are short (cow, pig, hen, hay, duck), so a beginning reader can solve several of them without help while the longer ones (tractor, rooster, horse) give the strongest readers something to work for. Keep the word bank on, read the clues together, and press Make another to give each table its own layout.
Grades: 1st to 3rd grade. Best in: September, October, April.
The words and clues
- Cow :
- A farm animal that gives us milk
- Pig :
- A pink farm animal that oinks and loves to roll in mud
- Horse :
- A strong animal that people ride and that says neigh
- Sheep :
- A woolly farm animal that says baa
- Goat :
- A farm animal with a small beard, often kept for milk and cheese
- Hen :
- A female chicken that lays eggs
- Rooster :
- A male chicken that crows when the sun comes up
- Duck :
- A bird with webbed feet that says quack
- Barn :
- A big building where farm animals and hay are kept
- Tractor :
- A strong farm machine with big wheels for pulling heavy tools
- Silo :
- A tall tower where a farmer stores grain
- Wool :
- The soft, thick hair that is cut from a sheep
- Hay :
- Dried grass that farmers feed to cows and horses
How to use it: five ideas
- Read aloud together: read each clue to the group and let the table whisper the answer before anyone writes it.
- Draw the answer: students draw three answers and label them for a farm wall display.
- Sound match: next to each animal answer, students write the sound it makes.
- Write a clue: students write a clue for Duck or Goat in their own words and swap with a neighbor.
- Take it home: print one for each student, with the answer key kept in your folder, as a first crossword to try with a grown-up.
Related
Questions
Is the crossword too hard for first grade?
With the word bank on and a partner reading the clues, first graders can do it. Delete Tractor and Rooster, the longest words, to make it a little shorter.
Can I add the animals from our field trip?
Yes. Add a new line with a word, a colon and a clue (Alpaca: A fluffy animal from South America with a long neck) and the crossword is rebuilt with it.
Can I change the words and clues?
Yes. Each of the 13 lines is a word, a colon and its clue. Edit any of them, and the crossword is rebuilt with new numbers.
How do I save it as a PDF?
Press Print and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. The puzzle is page one and the answer key is page two.
How do I get a different layout?
Press “Make another”. The same words and clues are placed in a new arrangement, so each table can have its own puzzle.
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