Hidden Words Word Search-04

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Hidden Words Word Search-04

Hidden Words Word Search-04 For Google Apps
Hidden Words Word Search-04

Are puzzles important in the classroom? Puzzles take many forms. This hidden words word search puzzle creates a brain challenge for students as they work to locate 20 words that have been hidden in the grid.

This puzzle form supports teachers' assessment of students' vocabulary knowledge and understanding. Teachers can also use this puzzle to assess students' cooperative and collaborative skills when they work with partners or as part of a small group.

Puzzles in the classroom support:
-critical thinking skills
-problem solving strategies
-improved working memory skills
-vocabulary building
-fine motor skills development
-visual acuity

Use puzzle for:
-virtual learning, independent, and differentiated classrooms
-hybrid and in-person classrooms
-homeschooling environments
-tutoring
-early finishers
-morning language work activities
-students requiring a challenge
-Substitute teachers' work

To complete the printable version
-download the puzzle to print
-brainstorm possible words that could be hidden in the grid
-locate words hidden in the grid and trace the letter paths
-letter paths can travel up/down, right/left and diagonally in all 8 directions
-record the list of words in the space below the grid

To complete the Google Slides™ version
-use the link to copy the file to the computer
-brainstorm possible words that could be hidden in the grid
-locate 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; OR the squiggle tool to trace the letter paths
-letter paths can travel up/down, right/left and diagonally in all 8 directions
-use the text tool to record the list of words in the space below the grid