Are you a teacher looking for FREE and fun resources related to your Valentine's Day activities? Here is a scrambled letters word search puzzle to give kids, as a way to support learning without them even knowing it! Puzzle activates problem solving strategies, engages critical thinking skills and helps consolidate spelling of Valentine words.
Here are the steps to solve the puzzle:
1. First, rearrange the letters to reveal the words hidden in the grid (rearranging letters draws upon memory and knowledge of letter pattern/word knowledge and experience with vocabulary).
2. Next, record the correct spelling, if needed.
3. Then, locate the words hidden in the grid. Use the circled letters as letter hints. They are the first letter of each of the 15 words hidden in the grid.
4. And, trace each letter path.
5. Finally, track progress by crossing out words as they are located.
Here are some BENEFITS of including puzzles in the classroom.
Puzzles:
- engage kids' brains and activate problem solving strategies
- support vocabulary building
- help with memory and visual acuity
- engage critical thinking skills
- support distance learning, in-class instruction and a hybrid learning environment of both in-class and remote learning
- support homeschooling and tutoring learning environments
Free downloadable PDF and Google apps version of scrambled letters word search puzzle.
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