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ABCya

Hanukkah Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Hanukah is the theme of an online word search that challenges players to locate several holiday-related words. Scholars choose a grid size then highlight words as festive music plays. 
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ABCya

Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Scholars search through a crossword puzzle to locate a variety of words related to Thanksgiving. Either online or on paper, players highlight or circle their findings. Words disappear from a list after they've been located.  
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Curated OER

Easter Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday themed word search worksheet, student locate 16 words that are associated with the Easter holiday. They find words from a bank at the bottom of the page which include rabbit, lily, and jelly beans.
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Christmas Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Christmas word search worksheet, students find 20 words and mark them in the puzzle. All words pertain to Christmas. There is a word bank provided.
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Educator's Network

Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A collection of Thanksgiving-themed vocabulary worksheets are sure to instill a sense of season gratitude. Featuring a set of nouns, verbs, and adjectives based on the holiday, the packet invites class members to fill in the blanks,...
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Curated OER

Earth Day Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are part of the vocabulary list for the theme of the word search puzzle.
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Curated OER

Independence Day Word search

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students complete a word search with vocabulary pertaining to Independence Day. Students locate 16 words associated with the holiday.
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Curated OER

Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students will focus on vocabulary pertaining to the given holiday. Students will locate 12 words in the word search.
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Curated OER

Mother's Day Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this holiday worksheet, students find the words that are related to Mother's Day. The skills of vocabulary and spelling are emphasized.
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Curated OER

'Ay' Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search learning exercise, students find the hidden 'ay' words in the word search puzzle. Students use the word bank to locate the 20 words.
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Curated OER

Holiday and Seasonal Word Search

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners practice vocabulary and spelling. In this holiday lesson, students complete word searches focused on different holidays. 10 word searches are included.
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Hanukkah

For Students 3rd - 8th
How much does your class know about the Jewish Festival of Lights? Young learners practice Hanukkah vocabulary, including latkes, Judea, sufganiot, and gimel, in a series of word puzzles.
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Curated OER

Easter Egg Word Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this holiday worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search. They focus upon the skills of vocabulary and spelling.
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Curated OER

Christmas Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this holiday instructional activity, students look for the words hidden in the word search puzzle. They develop spelling and vocabulary skills.
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Easter Word Search

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this Religion worksheet, students read an article about Easter and answer 19 questions that follow. They identify statements according to the article whether true and false. Students also complete sentences using the vocabulary terms...
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Curated OER

Sounding Out, Holiday Relay

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Students place the cards and images...
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Curated OER

Easter Egg Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this holiday worksheet, students recognize the spelling of vocabulary words in the word search puzzle based upon the holiday of Easter.
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Vanderbilt University

Dia de Los Muertos

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
To honor El Dia de los Muertos, scholars work together to create Day of the Dead displays—paper sugar skulls and banners—that bring a festive and memorable flare to the classroom.  
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Curated OER

Memorial Day

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are part of the vocabulary list for the theme of the word search puzzle.
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Curated OER

Groundhog Day Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this holiday instructional activity, learners locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to Groundhog Day. There are twelve words located in the puzzle.
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Curated OER

Easter Rhymes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this holiday vocabulary worksheet, students find 16 rhyming words that answer clues with Easter words. They work on a page that is decorated with an Easter rabbit.
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Curated OER

Easter Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this holiday themed crossword puzzle instructional activity, students determine the answers to 17 clues which are Easter vocabulary words. They write answers to two questions which include whether they have colored Easter eggs and...
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Words That Will Haunt You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils create taxonomies of Halloween-related terms. Drawing from their compiled vocabulary lists and previous reading, they compose personal essays of their own memories of the holiday. Students present their essays at a...
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A Turkey for Thanksgiving - Lesson #2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate realistic fiction, holiday celebrations, making tally charts. In this multi-disciplinary lesson, 2nd graders listen to a story about Thanksgiving and one about the Chinese New Year to develop an understanding...