John F Kennedy Word Search

Recognise fifteen names and terms tied to John F Kennedy in written form, including the family names Robert, Ted and Jackie

Track words running forwards, backwards, vertically and diagonally through a letter grid rather than in one fixed reading direction

Hold a multi-word entry such as BAY OF PIGS or ATTORNEY GENERAL as a single unbroken run of letters while searching

Nothing on the sheet defines the terms, so pairing the grid with a short reading or a matching task is what turns finding a word into knowing what it means

PEARL HARBOR and PATROL TORPEDO come from Kennedy's wartime years rather than his presidency; a class that has met him only as president will want that context before starting

Print from the student copy when handing out — the teacher copy carries the solved grid immediately behind the puzzle

Visual word scanning — fifteen terms sit in a 15 by 15 grid under the instruction that words are hidden in every direction, so students search forwards, backwards and diagonally.

Kennedy-era vocabulary recognition — the list puts family names (JOHN, ROBERT, TED, JACKIE) beside places and events (CUBA, BAY OF PIGS, PEARL HARBOR, HARVARD) and roles (SENATOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL).

Handling multi-word entries — ATTORNEY GENERAL, BAY OF PIGS, PATROL TORPEDO, PEACE CORPS and PEARL HARBOR each run unbroken through the grid despite containing spaces on the list.