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Spring Word Search (free printable)

A free spring word search with twenty-two words (tulip, butterfly, caterpillar, raindrop, blossom), a word bank and an answer key, for March, April and May.

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

Spring Word SearchSpring Word SearchNameDateWWRAINDROPMPNRHAOATOXEOORAWKACGRIBLOSSOMMGIIGRSNSTBLWTNQNTNAABWAUMBRELLAEBRSAIIGNRBFSNUYODSINAQNSFRTBILWELADYBUGHXAUHUSNESPAYFRVILTLDBAFBIKFOEFFNTEITRBVCKBFLUMDEIMPOAWNSPROUTSRLQWBNNIEPUDDLEFDYIIZCCATERPILLARTNUIGAOAKCDLYGFNEFIND THESE WORDSTULIPDAFFODILRAINRAINDROPRAINBOWPUDDLEUMBRELLABUTTERFLYCATERPILLARLADYBUGROBINNESTSEEDSSPROUTGARDENGRASSWORMKITEPICNICBLOSSOMWINDSUNSHINEPuzzle 95552Free at teach.peabody.kids
Puzzle ·
Spring Word Search: answer keySpring Word Search: answer keyEvery word to find is circled.WWRAINDROPMPNRHAOATOXEOORAWKACGRIBLOSSOMMGIIGRSNSTBLWTNQNTNAABWAUMBRELLAEBRSAIIGNRBFSNUYODSINAQNSFRTBILWELADYBUGHXAUHUSNESPAYFRVILTLDBAFBIKFOEFFNTEITRBVCKBFLUMDEIMPOAWNSPROUTSRLQWBNNIEPUDDLEFDYIIZCCATERPILLARTNUIGAOAKCDLYGFNEPuzzle 95552Free 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 spring words in four groups that match the spring science unit: weather (rain, raindrop, puddle, umbrella, rainbow, wind), plants (seeds, sprout, tulip, daffodil, blossom, garden, grass), animals and life cycles (caterpillar, butterfly, ladybug, robin, nest, worm) and play (kite, picnic). It carries no holiday, so any school can use it. The puzzle is set to Medium on a 15 by 15 grid, with Easy and Hard a click away, and the word bank and answer key are included so you can hand it out without any explanation.

Grades: 1st to 4th grade. Best in: March, April, May.

The words to find

Tulip · Daffodil · Rain · Raindrop · Rainbow · Puddle · Umbrella · Butterfly · Caterpillar · Ladybug · Robin · Nest · Seeds · Sprout · Garden · Grass · Worm · Kite · Picnic · Blossom · Wind · Sunshine

How to use it: five ideas

  1. Life cycle: students find caterpillar and butterfly, then draw the four stages in order.
  2. Sort by group: students sort the found words into weather, plants and animals.
  3. Spelling check: students circle the five hardest words and spell them aloud to a partner.
  4. Garden plan: students use the plant words to label a drawing of a garden.
  5. Rainy-day activity: a stack of copies is a quiet indoor recess option in April.

Related

Questions

Does it include Easter?

No. There are no holiday words, so any school can use it. Easter has its own puzzle in the series.

Can I use it outdoors?

Yes, print one per student, and clipboards turn it into a nature walk activity: students tick each word on the list when they spot the real thing.

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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