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.
Classroom activity · Word search puzzles
Toys Word Search
Twelve toys and games, from blocks to a yo-yo, hidden across and down in an 11 by 11 grid.
- 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 12 toys. The words go across or down.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Find these 12 words · Words go across → or down ↓.
Words on this sheet
ballblockscrayonsdollgameskitepuzzlerobotteddytraintruckyoyo
Teacher tip
Ask kids which toy on the list they like best.
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.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
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.
More word search puzzles
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At the Beach Word Search
Buckets, shovels, seagulls and sandcastles: twelve beach words across, down and diagonally.
Grades 2–3
Fall Word Search
Leaves, acorns, scarecrows and squirrels: twelve fall words in a 12 by 12 grid.
Grades 3–4
Rainforest Animals Word Search
Sloths, toucans, piranhas and capybaras: fourteen rainforest animals with some backwards words.
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