Christmas Around the World Word Search
Sixteen Christmas words from eight countries hide in a 15 by 15 grid in all eight directions: NOEL from France, NAVIDAD from Spain, JUL and LUCIA from Sweden, POSADAS and TAMALES from Mexico, PAROL lanterns from the Philippines, SINTERKLAAS from the Netherlands and more. The word bank names the country next to each word, so it doubles as a mini geography lesson. Key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Sixteen Christmas words from eight countries hide in a 15 by 15 grid in all eight directions: NOEL from France, NAVIDAD from Spain, JUL and LUCIA from Sweden, POSADAS and TAMALES from Mexico, PAROL lanterns from the Philippines, SINTERKLAAS from the Netherlands and more. The word bank names the country next to each word, so it doubles as a mini geography lesson. Key on page 2. Third graders can use it for practice, review or a quick check before a test. Red, green and gold make a classic Christmas palette.
Tips for using it
- Add white for snow.
- Make a three-page packet per child: one word search, one maze and one math or reading page at their level. It fills a quiet 20 minutes.
- Print the answer keys once and keep them in a folder; the kids can check their own word searches and mazes.
- For a mixed-age family, give everyone the same theme at a different level: the picture word search for the 5-year-old, the Christmas Challenge word search for the 9-year-old.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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