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Father’s Day Word Search (free printable)

A free Father’s Day word search with twenty-two words (father, grandpa, necktie, fishing, toolbox, pancakes), a word bank and an answer key for dads and special grown-ups.

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

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Puzzle ·
Father’s Day Word Search: answer keyFather’s Day Word Search: answer keyEvery word to find is circled.NITGMIFQNISCEEUDTOIHMNAEBOCARDLULFIEGQCAMPINGPSHTKWORKSHOPUUAIDAIDLMTLLUSHEGXCXNAFDITAEAUSRRRNGDEBEBKTFGCEEIFIRPHAABORSFMUGLECARCSLOVEASNEBLRINIPELMNTNCCNYDALDNRBPIHILFSMPCDPPTOATECELDCAQAAOAXULRFISHINGARAGERDLMPCWACLFSBTNKYOPuzzle 69719Free 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 words for the third Sunday in June, in a 15 by 15 grid. The answers name the people (father, dad, grandpa, uncle), the things children make and give (card, gift, handprint, necktie) and the things they do together (fishing, camping, hiking, baseball, golf, picnic, grill, pancakes), plus the workshop words (toolbox, garage, workshop) that many dads and grown-ups share. Toolbox, workshop and handprint are the long finds; dad, hug and card are quick starts. The activity invites children to think of whichever grown-up cares for them, and the answer key is on page two.

Grades: 1st to 5th grade. Best in: June.

The words to find

Father · Dad · Grandpa · Uncle · Love · Hug · Necktie · Card · Gift · Grill · Fishing · Camping · Baseball · Toolbox · Workshop · Golf · Hiking · Pancakes · Handprint · Picnic · Garage · Proud

How to use it: five ideas

  1. Choose your person: before starting, tell students that “dad” can mean any grown-up who cares for them, and let them choose.
  2. Picture the day: students pick three activities from the puzzle and draw what a day doing them with their grown-up would look like.
  3. Sort the words: students sort the answers into people, things to do and things to make or give.
  4. Card insert: students use three words from the puzzle in a message for the card they are making.
  5. Take it home: send the puzzle home so a grown-up and the student can race to find the words.

Related

Questions

What if a student has no father at home?

Father, dad, grandpa and uncle are all in the puzzle, and the ideas invite students to choose any special grown-up. Some teachers call the day “Special Grown-up Day” for the activity.

When is Father’s Day?

The third Sunday in June, which usually falls after school ends. Teachers often use the puzzle at the end of May or in a summer program.

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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