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Easter Word Search (free printable)

A free Easter word search with twenty-two words (basket, jelly beans, chick, duckling, daffodil), a word bank and an answer key, mostly the seasonal and egg-hunt words.

22 words. “Polar bear” becomes POLARBEAR. Add a clue after a colon (“snow: white flakes”) to put clues in the bank.
Grid size
Difficulty
Up to 40 letters. They fill the first leftover squares, so the letters nobody circles spell it. On the board it flies into place when the last word is found.
Sort and find: the look-alikes hide in the grid and the word bank too, so children decide which to circle.

Use this list in: bingo cards

Easter Word SearchEaster Word SearchNameDateKCYWYJELLYBEANSOHEGGSJIEITLESELILYBCDNEAPTEYBHCARROTELTSEDNOLKSZFNRORESTZTNERPFDUCKLINGEPNISAGKOEOREBKZREUDRSHYTNEGSBEWTAJACVRUELAIJOKATTDLDSLBBSROLNEEKEFYBIEBAIEWGIHLPMOEPQMUTNSEWRABBITSJISNFLLGGMSPRINGAHUNTIXJBMELIGPTMTUYTLFIND THESE WORDSEASTERBUNNYBASKETEGGSHUNTDYEJELLY BEANSCHOCOLATECHICKDUCKLINGLAMBRABBITCARROTRIBBONBONNETPARADESPRINGTULIPSDAFFODILLILYPASTELSUNRISEPuzzle 39415Free at teach.peabody.kids
Puzzle ·
Easter Word Search: answer keyEaster Word Search: answer keyEvery word to find is circled.KCYWYJELLYBEANSOHEGGSJIEITLESELILYBCDNEAPTEYBHCARROTELTSEDNOLKSZFNRORESTZTNERPFDUCKLINGEPNISAGKOEOREBKZREUDRSHYTNEGSBEWTAJACVRUELAIJOKATTDLDSLBBSROLNEEKEFYBIEBAIEWGIHLPMOEPQMUTNSEWRABBITSJISNFLLGGMSPRINGAHUNTIXJBMELIGPTMTUYTLPuzzle 39415Free at teach.peabody.kids
Answer key ·

To save a PDF, choose Print, then “Save as PDF” as the printer. Only the sheets print.

All 22 words are in the grid, and each one appears once.

About this set

Twenty-two Easter and early spring words in a 15 by 15 grid. They are the words of the egg hunt (basket, eggs, hunt, dye, jelly beans, chocolate), the baby animals of spring (chick, duckling, lamb, rabbit, bunny), the flowers (tulips, daffodil, lily) and the family day (parade, bonnet, sunrise, Easter). Jelly beans, chocolate and daffodil are the long finds, and egg, dye, lamb and hunt are quick wins for first grade. Nothing on the list requires a religious lesson, so the puzzle can be used as a spring party sheet for every student. The answer key is on page two.

Grades: 1st to 5th grade. Best in: March, April.

The words to find

Easter · Bunny · Basket · Eggs · Hunt · Dye · Jelly beans · Chocolate · Chick · Duckling · Lamb · Rabbit · Carrot · Ribbon · Bonnet · Parade · Spring · Tulips · Daffodil · Lily · Pastel · Sunrise

How to use it: five ideas

  1. Party table: leave the puzzle and a pencil box at the quiet table of a spring party.
  2. Baby animals: students circle the baby animals in one color and the flowers in another and count each group.
  3. Spring writing: students use three words from the puzzle in a sentence about a spring day.
  4. Egg-hunt planning: students use the word bank to make a list of what they would hide, and where, for a pretend hunt.
  5. Alphabetical order: students copy the words in alphabetical order, a good second-grade skill check.

Related

Questions

Is the puzzle religious?

The list uses mainly the egg, bunny, basket and flower words that families keep as a spring tradition. Easter itself and Sunrise are in it, so delete any word you would rather leave out, and the puzzle rebuilds.

Is there a harder version?

Yes. Choose Hard, which adds backwards words, and a 20 by 20 grid for fifth grade. For first grade, choose Easy and a 12 by 12 grid.

Can I change the words or the difficulty?

Yes. Edit the 22 words in the box, choose Easy, Medium or Hard, pick a grid size from 8 to 25 and a shape, and add a secret message if you like. The puzzle rebuilds as you change it, and any word that cannot fit is listed.

Can we play it on the board?

Yes. Press “Play on the board”: the class finds words by dragging across them or tapping the first and last letters, each find plays a note, and H gives a hint. Press F to fill the projector.

How do I save it as a PDF?

Press Print and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. The puzzle is page one and the answer key is page two.

How do I get a different layout?

Press “Make another”. The same words are placed in a new arrangement, which is handy when neighbors should not have the same puzzle.

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