Grades 1–2
Fruits and Vegetables Word Search
Twelve fruits and vegetables across and down in an 11 by 11 grid. Talk about which ones grow on trees.
Classroom activity · Word search puzzles
Weather Word Search
Ten weather words, from sun to thunder, hidden across and down in a 10 by 10 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 10 weather words. 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
cloudfoghailrainsleetsnowstormsunthunderwind
Teacher tip
Look out the window and talk about today’s weather 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.
- 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
- Which of these words can you use in a sentence?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
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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