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Presidents’ Day Word Search (free printable)

A free Presidents’ Day word search with twenty-two words (Washington, Lincoln, Constitution, election, Capitol), a word bank and an answer key.

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 ·
Presidents’ Day Word Search: answer keyPresidents’ Day Word Search: answer keyEvery word to find is circled.WEAGLEADERCQSICEMJCAPITOLAHAQODEMOCRACYCBUFFNEMSNHMEHAAIPLQSAOLGWSZRPMNRAVTPRWRBAGNYPEEGYIMIHETASHEATSESTOAISODLHWIEILEUNLTSTEALIGEDETTUJEFFERSONUECPIMVHYSFWYNTGNTIOEHOINAUGURATIONNLUTENQELINCOLNTNSFEFYVNOPENNYHAESLIBERTYAEROPuzzle 80531Free 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 a civics and history lesson: two presidents (Washington, Lincoln), the places of government (White House, Capitol, Congress), and the vocabulary of how a country chooses and runs its government (president, election, vote, ballot, campaign, cabinet, Constitution, democracy, liberty, flag, eagle, leader, term). Long words such as Constitution, Inauguration and Washington reward careful reading in the upper grades, and the puzzle is set to Medium. It names only historic presidents, so it can be used year after year. The answer key is page two.

Grades: 2nd to 6th grade. Best in: February.

The words to find

President · Washington · Lincoln · Capitol · Congress · Constitution · Election · Vote · Ballot · Campaign · Cabinet · Democracy · Liberty · Flag · Eagle · Leader · Inauguration · Jefferson · Memorial · Monument · Penny · White House

How to use it: five ideas

  1. Define it: students find five words and write a one-sentence definition for each, using a class text.
  2. Compare: students find Washington and Lincoln and write one thing each president is known for.
  3. Civics vocabulary: students sort the words into people, places and ideas.
  4. Vote: use the word “election” to run a class election for a choice, such as the class pet’s name.
  5. Map link: find Washington, D.C. on a map and mark the landmarks named in the puzzle.

Related

Questions

Does the puzzle name a current president?

No. It names only historic presidents and the offices and places of government, so it will not go out of date.

Why is “Inauguration” in a word search?

It is a long, useful civics word, and finding it letter by letter helps students remember how it is spelled. You can delete it for younger students.

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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