Puzzles for Kids - Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, free puzzle games and printable puzzles with an African-American theme.

Puzzles and Games

Puzzles for Kids - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Games and activities to celebrate the life and times of the noted civil rights advocate.

Black History Quiz
See if you can answer the ten questions pertaining to famous African-Americans and the origins of Black History Month.

Civil Rights Heroes Quiz
Test your knowledge of African-Americans who fought to obtain civil rights for their people.

The Internet African American History Challenge
This quiz has three difficulty levels with seven to ten questions each.

Black History Month Quiz
Interactive quiz with seven questions pertaining to black history. The questions are different every time you play.

More African-American Quizzes
From Infoplease, a dozen interactive quizzes with an African-American theme. Scroll down to see the selection.

Word Search Puzzles

Martin Luther King Word Search
Find the hidden words pertaining to the celebrated civil rights leader. Play game online or print and solve.

Black History Word Search
See if you can find the hidden words pertaining to African-American history and the civil rights movement. Play game online or print and solve.

Black Inventors Word Search
Learn about the various products invented by African-Americans with this easy interactive word search puzzle. Java

Here are some word search puzzles to print and solve.

• Famous Firsts Word Search Puzzle (PDF)
• Black History Word Search
• Black History Month Word Search(PDF)
• African-Americans in Astronomy and Space

Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month Crossword Puzzles
From Infoplease, several online crossword puzzles pertaining to Black History by Kelly Ann Buchanan. Scroll down to see the selection.

Teachers can print these puzzles out for classroom solving.

• Famous Firsts Criss-Cross
• African-Americans Who Changed Our Nation

Jigsaw Puzzles

Martin Luther King Jigsaw Puzzle
This online jigsaw puzzle comes in three difficulty levels. From apples4theteacher.com

More Games

Print out these puzzles for more puzzle fun.

• Black History Month Word Scramble
• Black History Month Spiral Puzzle

Palindrome Play

A palindrome is a word, verse, sentence or poem which reads the same backwards as it does forwards. Here, you'll find a selection of books featuring this form of wordplay. Most of these books are meant for younger readers.