Nonprofit and Volunteer Careers word search, scramble and crossword pu

Nonprofit and Volunteer Careers word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this nonprofit and volunteer careers puzzle set for my 4th graders during our career exploration and community service unit. The kids could name a few jobs like volunteer coordinator and fundraiser, but they had no idea about the wide variety of careers in the nonprofit sector—or what words like mission, donor, and grant meant when we talked about how these organizations make a difference without aiming for profit. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like nonprofit, volunteer, service, community, donation, grant, mission, cause, advocate, and humanitarian . I also made sure to include "social impact" and "changemaker" because they came up in our conversations about how people can turn their passion into a career.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess or independent practice. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about the difference between a donor and a grant, or whether a volunteer coordinator and a program director do the same job. The crossword I use for partners or as a review after we've watched a few short career videos. I added a couple simple heart, handshake, and globe drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 6th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers pick one nonprofit career from the puzzles and write what they do on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.