Crossword puzzle · Typing & Digital Skills
Keys on the keyboard crossword · Grade 2
Solve a crossword of up to 8 words about keys on the keyboard from kid-friendly clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.
- Grade 2 · ages 7 to 8
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
Goes with the game Cloud Courier.
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The crossword clues
Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.
- Word bank
- BACKSPACE · CAPS LOCK · DELETE · ENTER · ESCAPE · LETTERS · SHIFT · SPACE BAR
- Across
- 5 Key in the top corner that cancels or closes (6)
- 6 Hold it to type a capital letter (5)
- 7 The key that starts a new line (5)
- 8 Erases the letter to the left of the cursor (9)
- Down
- 1 Removes the letter to the right of the cursor on many keyboards (6)
- 2 The long key that puts a gap between words (5, 3)
- 3 Keys from A to Z (7)
- 4 Turn it on to type only capitals (4, 4)
What your child practices
Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “All letter keys”: type all letters accurately.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 2, ages 7 to 8
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Typing & Digital Skills
- Level
- Medium for Grade 2
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 2, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Typing & Digital Skills · Grade 2
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