Looking for engaging educator lesson resources for your kids at Christmas? Holiday word search puzzle uses 20 Christmas words to engage students in a fun and interactive activity.
Word search puzzles help:
-develop and support problem solving strategies
-engage critical thinking skills
-improve working memory skills
-build vocabulary and support visual acuity
-support fine motor skills development
To complete the printable version of the puzzle:
-download the 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 diagonally in all 8 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 diagonally in all 8 directions
Other lesson plan ideas include:
- include puzzle in literacy center
- have students challenge each other by seeing who can be the first to put the words in reverse alphabetical order
- list words in alphabetical order