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Vincent Van Gogh Word Search

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A standard word search activity, this worksheet contains words that are related to the life of Vincent van Gogh hidden in a 15 by 15 letter grid. Example words include Hague, peasants, outsider, and suicide. This resource is not interactive, but the clues, grid and answer key are all available to print and use.

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5th - 8th
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