Word Search 2rd 3th 4th 5th Grade worksheet activity

Enjoy the elements of gratitude and tradition with this Thanksgiving Word Search! 🍁🦃 Students will discover words associated with the holiday such as family, feast, harvest, and gratitude while practicing spelling, scanning, and word identification. This pretty printable worksheet, which you can complete without any preparation, is a great seasonal option that is ideal for your fall classroom.

Purpose:

This activity would help your students:

Learn and review Thanksgiving vocabulary 🍂

Enhance spelling, literacy, and scanning skills ✏️

Raise awareness of holiday traditions and the meaning of holidays 🦃

Encourage focus and critical thinking 👀

Order of events/steps:

1️⃣ Give students the Thanksgiving Word Search free printable worksheet.

2️⃣ Review the word list while introducing the terms that are associated with the holiday.

3️⃣ Students will search for the words, either circling or highlighting them.

4️⃣ Ask students to share what the different words mean to them.

5️⃣ Use the answer key provided to check for accuracy ✅ (to help enable thinking, reasoning and justifying, students can check their response before looking at the answer key).

Grades or ages:

Recommended for 2nd - 5th grade 🌟

Way of implementation:

Great for independent practice, centers, early finishers, partners, and sub plans 🤝. It can be utilized just before a holiday break, or simply as a classroom activity around Thanksgiving.

Explanation of the Use and Variations:

Time challenge ⏳ – who can find all the words first?

Partner puzzle 🤝 – students team up with a partner

Vocabulary extension ✏️ – write a story or sentence that uses the words

Make your own 🧩 – have students design a puzzle themselves with a Thanksgiving theme

Standards:

CCSS/ELA vocabulary practice, which can also be connected to the social studies standards, including talking about traditions, being thankful, and community 🍁📘

File types and pages:

PDF

Color + black & white versions

With answer key

Ink-saving printable 🖨️

Teacher Encouragement:

Bring the spirit of thankfulness to your classroom with this Thanksgiving Word Search, a fun no-prep activity that combines literacy and holiday enjoyment! 🦃🍂✨