May Crossword Puzzle

May Crossword PuzzleMay Crossword Puzzle

This May crossword puzzle is a fun way to celebrate that wonderful stretch of spring when flowers are blooming, the days are warmer, and summer suddenly doesn’t feel so far away. May always seems to have a little bit of everything going on, which makes it such a fun theme for a puzzle.

Kids can work through clues inspired by the season and fill in the answers as they go. It’s a nice change from a word search because they have to stop, think about each clue, and figure out which word fits. There’s plenty of spelling and vocabulary practice tucked in without making it feel like extra schoolwork.

I think this puzzle would be perfect for those busy final weeks of the school year, a spring homeschool activity, or simply something fun to have ready for a rainy May afternoon. Print it out, grab a pencil, and enjoy a little springtime brain-teasing fun!

Word List

  • Bee
  • Blue
  • Buds
  • Bunny
  • Butterfly
  • Buzz
  • Camping
  • Can
  • Derby
  • Earth
  • Emerald
  • Flowers
  • Garden
  • Grasshopper
  • Hatchling
  • Hawthorn
  • Kites
  • Lettuce
  • Lusitania
  • Mother's Day
  • Party
  • Picnic
  • Ponds
  • Pool
  • Sandal
  • Snail
  • Summer
  • Sun
  • Taurus
  • Umbrella

Print Puzzle & Solution


What’s included in this PDF:

  • Color Version (with name & date lines at the top)
  • Color Version (without name & date lines at the top)
  • Color Version Word Bank
  • Color Version Word Solution
  • B/W Version (with name & date lines at the top)
  • B/W Version (without name & date lines at the top)
  • B/W Version Word Bank
  • B/W Version Word Solution

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