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Free Kansas Puzzles for Kids

This free Kansas puzzle pack is a printable PDF with five puzzles about the Sunflower State: a crossword, a word search, a word fill-in, a word scramble and a cryptogram, with every answer key at the back. It is written for kids in grades 2 to 8 and works for a state report, a social studies unit or a rainy afternoon. Kids learn that Topeka is the capital, that the geographic center of the lower 48 states is in Kansas, and that pilot Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison. A fact page lists the state bird (the western meadowlark), the state flower (the wild native sunflower), the state tree (the cottonwood) and more. Print it on US Letter paper in color or black and white.

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What is in the free Kansas puzzle pack

Thirteen printable pages: a cover, a welcome page with fast facts, five puzzles, a page of true facts, answer keys for every puzzle, and a collect-all-50 checklist.

  1. Puzzle 1 · Crossword

    Kansas Crossword

    12 clues about Kansas

  2. Puzzle 2 · Word Search

    Kansas Places to Explore

    Cities, towns and rock formations across the Sunflower State

  3. Puzzle 3 · Word Fill-In

    Kansas Animals

    Creatures of the prairie, creeks and plains

  4. Puzzle 4 · Word Scramble

    Kansas Fun

    Things to do and see in the Sunflower State

  5. Puzzle 5 · Cryptogram

    Kansas Secret Fact

    Crack the code to learn when Kansas became a state

Did you know? 10 facts about Kansas for kids

  • Kansas became the 34th state on January 29, 1861. Topeka is the capital, and Wichita is the largest city.
  • The geographic center of the lower 48 states is in Kansas, near the small town of Lebanon.
  • Pilot Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, in 1897. In 1932 she flew alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills protects part of a prairie that once covered 170 million acres.
  • Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled school segregation unconstitutional, began in Topeka.
  • Millions of years ago a shallow sea covered Kansas, and fossils of sea reptiles like Tylosaurus are found in its chalk.
  • Mount Sunflower in Wallace County is the highest point in Kansas, at about 4,039 feet above sea level.
  • Home on the Range became the official state song in 1947, and the American buffalo became the state animal in 1955.
  • Kansas is named for the Kansa people, also called the Kaw. Four Native nations have reservations in Kansas today.
  • Kansas farmers grow so much wheat that the state is often called the Wheat State.

Kansas Super Pack · $1.99

20 more Kansas puzzles, each with its own theme

Ready for more? The Kansas Super Pack has 20 more puzzles: Santa Fe Trail adventures, ancient sea reptile fossils, cowboy days, airplane words, prairie grasses and the night sky. Twenty puzzles, wide-open fun, $1.99.

  • Five word searches, five cryptograms, five word scrambles and five word fill-ins
  • Nothing repeats the free pack
  • An answer key for every puzzle
  • One payment, no subscription; print it for your home or classroom
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All 20 puzzles in the Kansas Super Pack

  1. 1Kansas Rivers and LakesWord Search
  2. 2Kansas Wheat HarvestWord Scramble
  3. 3Kansas State SymbolsWord Fill-In
  4. 4Kansas Center PointCryptogram
  5. 5Kansas Trails and FrontierWord Search
  6. 6Kansas Weather and SkyWord Scramble
  7. 7Kansas Native NationsWord Fill-In
  8. 8Kansas Motto FactCryptogram
  9. 9Kansas Fossils and Ancient SeaWord Search
  10. 10Kansas Air CapitalWord Scramble
  11. 11Kansas BirdsWord Fill-In
  12. 12Kansas Flying FactCryptogram
  13. 13Kansas Cities and TownsWord Search
  14. 14Kansas Cowboy DaysWord Scramble
  15. 15Kansas StargazingWord Fill-In
  16. 16Kansas School FactCryptogram
  17. 17Kansas Prairie PlantsWord Search
  18. 18Kansas Sunflower FieldsWord Scramble
  19. 19Kansas Flint Hills RanchWord Fill-In
  20. 20Kansas Sea FactCryptogram

Kansas puzzles: frequently asked questions

What is in the free Kansas puzzle pack?
Five printable puzzles about Kansas: a 12-clue crossword, a 15-word search of places to explore, a fill-in of Kansas animals, a word scramble of prairie fun and a cryptogram that hides a true fact. There is also a fast-facts page and a full answer key. It is one free PDF for grades 2 to 8.
What is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka is the capital of Kansas. It sits on the Kansas River in the northeast part of the state, and the famous school case Brown v. Board of Education began there. Wichita is the largest city, with about 398,000 people at the 2020 Census.
What are Kansas's state symbols?
The state bird is the western meadowlark, the state flower is the wild native sunflower and the state tree is the cottonwood. The American buffalo is the state animal, the ornate box turtle is the state reptile and the honeybee is the state insect. Kansas even has a state flying fossil, Pteranodon.
Why is Kansas called the Sunflower State?
Kansas is called the Sunflower State because wild native sunflowers grow all across its prairies, and the sunflower has been the official state flower since 1903. Kansas is also nicknamed the Wheat State, because its farmers grow so much wheat.
Is there a bigger Kansas puzzle pack?
Yes. The Kansas Super Pack is 20 more puzzles for $1.99: five word searches, five cryptograms, five word scrambles and five word fill-ins, each on its own theme, from frontier trails to ancient sea fossils. None of them repeats the free pack, and every puzzle has an answer key.

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