DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Autumn Jigsaw Word Match Worksheets

by Leanne Guenther
Last Updated: Oct 6, 2025

I have used picture clues and simple autumn vocabulary words to create some "learn to read" jigsaw puzzle piece word matching templates for young children.

Jigsaw word match worksheets make a great addition to classroom language arts center during the fall season.

They go well with the Autumn Word Wall Words and the Autumn Vocabulary Word List.

Materials:

thin cardboard (ex: old cereal boxes)
printer,
paper,
glue,
something to color with

Instructions:

Print out the autumn template of choice.
Glue the template onto a piece of thin cardboard or cardstock. I like to use old cereal boxes or granola bar boxes instead of buying cardstock when I need thin cardboard to make templates sturdy.
Let dry.
Color the template if using the B&W version.
Cut out the template, separating the jigsaw puzzle pieces. This may require the help of an adult or older child.
Mix together all of the pieces and allow the child to pull the pieces out and match the words with the picture clues.
You can reuse these over and over if you like and you can mix them with other sets to make them more complicated.
You can make up a variety of fun games using these picture and word templates -- adjust the difficulty depending on the age and skill level of the children.
Matching Game:
Line up all of the picture clue cards. Each player picks a word card and tries to match it with the correct picture card.

Go Fish:
Print two sets of cards for this version. Each player starts with six cards. If a player already has a match, they place it face up in front of them (with two sets, a match can be picture + picture, word + word, or picture + word). If Player 1 doesn’t have a match, they ask another player for a specific card (for example: “Do you have a flower?”). If the other player has that card, they hand it over; if not, they say “Go Fish,” and Player 1 draws a new card from the pile of unused face-down cards.

Memory / Concentration Game:
Turn all cards face down. Players take turns flipping over two cards. If the cards match (for example, a picture of a flower and the word flower), they keep the pair and take another turn. If not, the cards are turned back face down and play passes to the next player.
ALTERNATIVE: Instead of making reusable puzzle pieces, you can just print the paper pieces and allow the children to glue the matching pieces together onto a blank piece of construction paper.

Templates:

After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog