Are you an educator looking for fun themed based resources to support your kids? Here is a Christmas puzzle to print word search and Google Slides™ version to include:
- as part of a classroom's theme based unit introduction
- as an exercise in spelling
- as support for language acquisition for English language learners
Puzzle is suitable for students in elementary 3,4 grade classrooms. Words are placed in the tree shaped grid vertically, horizontally and diagonally in all 8 directions.
Use puzzles to:
-activate students' problem solving skills
-to help improve their vocabulary building skills
- differentiate instruction for ELLs to provide opportunities to strengthen both vocabulary building and language acquisition skills
Puzzles are suitable for all learning environments:
-distance learning
-hybrid and in-person classrooms
-homeschooling environments
-as a tutoring resource
-Supply Teacher's Toolkit
To complete the printable version of the puzzle:
-download the tree shaped puzzle to print
-review the list of words in the word bank
-locate the words hidden in the grid
-trace the letter paths for each word
-letter paths can go forwards, backwards and on the diagonal in all directions
To complete the Google Slides™ version of the puzzle:
-use the link to copy the file to the computer
-review the list of words
-locate the words hidden in the grid
-use the line tool (or the shapes tool with color set to transparent) to trace the letter paths for each word
-letter paths can go forwards, backwards and on the diagonal in all directions