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St. Patrick’s Day Word Search (free printable)

A free St. Patrick’s Day word search with twenty words (shamrock, leprechaun, Ireland, rainbow, clover), a word bank and an answer key, for March 17.

20 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 ·
St. Patrick’s Day Word Search: answer keySt. Patrick’s Day Word Search: answerkeyEvery word to find is circled.LNAETPATRICKJIGUJLTQWLLBLIIWNVHHEYFIILAIHSXWESAPTERISIDEEOAAPARADETRHKEBEODJIEPPLBBAENERRTMRCNDAUNQISEFATIIHWINSUARRKDFFSSAETDEREUCNONOCHUEFDAVSOTDJNSHGNJLTOARNLUCKYIRNONLEMJPEBLEIEEGUCRAIAVOLUMFFESKTHAGAELICBTKNVDSIIINIWNKECPuzzle 20725Free at teach.peabody.kids
Answer key ·

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

All 20 words are in the grid, and each one appears once.

About this set

Twenty words for March 17: the symbols (shamrock, clover, rainbow, gold, harp), the characters and legends (leprechaun, Patrick, snakes, luck, treasure, mischief), and the country and its culture (Ireland, Irish, Dublin, Gaelic, jig, parade, green). Longer words such as leprechaun and shamrock make the Medium puzzle a good fit for second through fifth grade, and an Easy setting makes it simple for first grade. The word bank has every word, so no student is left stuck, and page two is the answer key.

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

The words to find

Shamrock · Leprechaun · Rainbow · Clover · Ireland · Irish · Green · Gold · Patrick · Parade · Luck · Harp · Dublin · Snakes · Gaelic · Treasure · Mischief · Jig · Wishes · Lucky

How to use it: five ideas

  1. Map link: students find Ireland and Dublin in the puzzle and then find them on a map.
  2. Rainbow colors: after the puzzle, students write the colors of the rainbow in order and color a rainbow.
  3. Spelling check: leprechaun is a tricky word; students find it, cover it and write it from memory.
  4. Story starter: students pick three words and write the start of a leprechaun story.
  5. Class game: first table to find all twenty words wins a round of the St. Patrick’s Day bingo.

Related

Questions

Is this puzzle just for fun?

It has a mix: leprechaun and treasure are fun, while Ireland, Dublin, Gaelic and harp are real places and culture you can teach from.

Is there an easier version?

Yes. Choose Easy and a 10 × 10 grid, and delete some of the longer words.

Can I change the words or the difficulty?

Yes. Edit the 20 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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