Christmas Challenge Word Search
Sixteen longer Christmas words in a 15 by 15 grid, running in all eight directions, backwards too: GINGERBREAD, NUTCRACKER, POINSETTIA, PEPPERMINT, MISTLETOE, FIREPLACE, EVERGREEN, BLIZZARD and more. Made for third to fifth graders who find the usual holiday puzzles too quick. Page 2 shows every word.
- 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 longer Christmas words in a 15 by 15 grid, running in all eight directions, backwards too: GINGERBREAD, NUTCRACKER, POINSETTIA, PEPPERMINT, MISTLETOE, FIREPLACE, EVERGREEN, BLIZZARD and more. Made for third to fifth graders who find the usual holiday puzzles too quick. Page 2 shows every word. It is aimed at third grade, around ages 8 to 9. Add white for snow.
Tips for using it
- Red, green and gold make a classic Christmas palette.
- 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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