create your own word search printable free

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Advanced Options: more customizable options are available.

Select Print Template: select one of the themed templates available to customize your word search puzzle.

Grid Style: customize your grid style by selecting one of the many options available.

Cols: choose the number of columns you want to have in your puzzle (10-60).

Rows: customize the number of rows in your puzzle (10-60).

Enter Words: you can include up to 30 words of your choice.

Title: name your word search puzzle (optional).

Welcome to our Word Search Maker! From family game nights to school activities, we provide a customizable and easy experience for you to generate your themed word search puzzles. Need some word search templates for your classroom? Grab your FREE word search templates.Are you a word search puzzle lover? If so, you are in the right place.

Noun, verb, adjective, proper nouns, etc.

Students make a list of words about a certain holiday or season to use in the word search.

Use the main characters from a story, and students write a list of character traits use the list in the word search template.

Students use their weekly spelling list to hide words.

After reading a piece of nonfiction text, students will choose the most important words from the text and add them to a word search.

These templates can be used in so many different ways, and work with just about ANY WORD LIST! 11 WAYS TO USE STUDENT CREATED WORD SEARCHES IN YOUR CLASSROOM: They seriously look forward to this all week!! Typically, I have students finish a friend’s word search when they have extra time or Friday mornings. Students LOVE doing a friend’s word search. Using word search templates is one of my very favorite ways for students to practice spelling words. Or, sometimes, I provide my students with the word list, such as their weekly spelling words or sight words. There are times that students will make the list of words all on their own, like if they are pulling important vocabulary words from a nonfiction text. USE WORD SEARCHES TO REINFORCE WHATEVER WORDS YOU ARE TEACHING IN YOUR CLASSROOM. At another time, I allow students to trade and complete them. The kiddos will create their word lists and then hide the words. I give students blank word search templates. Honestly, I am not a huge fan of copying a word search out of a teacher’s edition or even the teacher making them on a website and then printing for students.Ĭompleting word searches with a purpose is all together different!įor the most part, I use “student-created” word searches. I do agree that word searches can sometimes be a “time filler,”… but, really, sometimes the time has to be filled.

Yikes! LEAVE THE TEACHER’S EDITION ON THE SHELF.

I even had an elementary principal that banned them from our campus altogether.

Create your own word search printable free