Indian Cities Crossword Puzzle Worksheet for Kids
This crossword challenges children ages 4-6 to identify famous Indian cities from picture clues of their landmarks and then spell out each city's name in the puzzle grid, combining observation skills with early geography knowledge. Counting the crossword boxes to match each city's letter count also reinforces attention to word length before writing.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture clue together and talk about what landmark it shows and which city it belongs to. Count the boxes in the matching crossword row to confirm how many letters the city name needs. Help your child write the name letter by letter into the grid, sounding it out as they go. Continue through each picture clue until the whole crossword is filled with correctly spelled city names.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Research more about the cities featured in the crossword and their famous landmarks.
- •Draw a picture of your favorite Indian city or one you'd like to visit.
- •Find each city on a map of India and mark it with a sticker.
- •Make a matching game pairing city names to their landmark pictures.
- •Ask a family member to share a memory of visiting one of the cities.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage children to sound out the words and provide assistance as needed, especially with longer city names. This is a great opportunity to discuss different cultures and landmarks represented across India. Keep a map handy so the abstract city names connect to real locations.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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