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Classroom activity · Word search puzzles
Birds Word Search
Fourteen birds, from the tiny hummingbird to the ostrich, in a 13 by 13 grid with backwards words.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Word search puzzles
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Word recognition, Spelling, Visual scanning, Topic vocabulary
What kids do
“Find the 14 birds. Words go across, down, diagonally, and some go backwards!”
Printed on the sheet:
- Find these 14 words · Words go across, down and diagonally ↘, and some go backwards
Words on this sheet
bluejayeagleheronostrichowlpeacockpelicanpenguinrobinsparrow
Teacher tip
Show pictures of the birds from the tiny hummingbird to the big ostrich.
How to use it
- Have kids cross off each word on the list as they find it.
- Give a highlighter so found words stand out.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Kids who struggle to track rows. Let them use a ruler or a finger to guide their eyes.
Talk about it
- Which of these words can you use in a sentence?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Use the word list for a quick spelling or writing activity.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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