Seven Continents Crossword!

Cross the seven continents in one crossword puzzle! Challenge third graders to recognize the shapes of continents as the clues in this unique crossword puzzle activity.

To start, learners must identify each continent from its shape alone. Then, students match the number assigned to the continent shape to the number (down or across) in the crossword puzzle. Finally, students write the name of the continent in the empty boxes. This offline activity works for Social Studies or Earth & space science lessons.

To reinforce the spelling of the continents’ names, try The Continents word scramble worksheet.