Woodland wander Word Search
Sixteen forest words travel in all eight directions, including backwards. Take your time with the overlapping letter paths.
- 16 × 16 grid
- 16 words
- Hard · all eight directions
- 2 pages with answers
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How to use this word search
All eight directions, including backwards. Circle each complete word and cross it off the list. Letters may belong to more than one word.
Sixteen words and reversed paths make this a slower search. Look for a distinctive starting letter, check all possible directions, and keep overlapping circles light. WOODPECKER, HEDGEHOG and MUSHROOM require enough room to follow their full spelling.
After the activity
Group the words into animals, plants or fungi, and features of a walk. A solver can describe a woodland scene using three finds rather than treating completion as a timed task.
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Choose US Letter for 8.5 × 11-inch paper, or A4 for 210 × 297 mm paper. Both editions contain the same activity and matching answers. Use portrait orientation and actual size. Page 1 is the activity; keep page 2 aside for checking. Print one sample before making classroom copies.
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