Grades 1–2
Pets Word Search
Ten pets from dog to hamster, hidden across and down in a 10 by 10 grid. Ask: which pet would you pick?
Classroom activity · Word search puzzles
Dinosaur Names Word Search
Long dinosaur names like ankylosaurus and velociraptor hidden in all eight directions. A real challenge.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 25 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 dinosaur words. Words go in all 8 directions: across, down, up, backwards and every diagonal.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Find these 14 words · Words go in all 8 directions, even backwards and up.
Teacher tip
Say each long dinosaur name together before kids search.
How to use it
- Read the word list aloud together before kids start searching.
- Show kids how to look for the first letter, then check the next one.
- Let kids work with a partner so they talk through their thinking.
Watch for
Kids circling random letters to finish fast. Ask them to read each word as they find it.
Talk about it
- Which word was the hardest to find? Why?
- What strategy did you use?
Take it further
Have kids make their own word search on grid paper for a partner.
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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Toys Word Search
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Grades 2–3
Picnic Word Search with a Secret Message
Find ten picnic words, then the leftover letters spell out a secret message about sharing.
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