Grades 1–2
Breakfast Foods Word Search
Eggs, toast, waffles and oatmeal: ten breakfast words across and down in a 10 by 10 grid.
Classroom activity · Word search puzzles
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?
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 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 10 pets. The words go across or down. Cross each word off the list when you find it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Find these 10 words · Words go across → or down ↓.
Words on this sheet
birdcatdogfishfroghamstermouseponyrabbitturtle
Teacher tip
Take a quick class vote on which pet kids would pick.
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.
- Use it as a center, an early finisher choice, an indoor recess activity or a sub day page.
Watch for
Kids circling random letters to finish fast. Ask them to read each word as they find it.
Talk about it
- Did you find words going a direction you did not expect?
- What would you change to make it harder?
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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